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vitriol

[vi-tree-uhl] / ˈvɪ tri əl /


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Beijing first let loose a flood of official vitriol at Ms. Takaichi.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

HBO boss Casey Bloys told multiple outlets this week that the network had taken precautions anticipating the vitriol the “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” actors would face.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Now, that is worth remembering - especially when you hear people pour vitriol on the whole idea of heat pumps.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

But Trump saved his greatest vitriol for a Truth Social Post on Friday.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

“You carried oil of vitriol knocking about in a sack? It is infinitely dangerous, my boy.”

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson




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