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the girl's classmates were bullying her online, sending her hateful e-mails and text messages
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His silence provided tacit backing as vigilante groups continued to target non-Hindu minority groups and as members of his party routinely used hateful and racist language, even in Parliament, against the largest of those groups, India’s 200 million Muslims.
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Mujib Mashal, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
Then there’s Musk, the combative tech billionaire who, since taking over Twitter, has loosened the platform’s restrictions on hateful content and allowed misinformation to flood the platform in the name of free speech.
—Terrence McCoy, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
Beyond fashion statements across numerous subcultures, some controversial ties include neo-Nazis who allegedly signaled hateful affilations through specific lace colors on their boots.
—Anne D'innocenzio, Fortune Europe, 17 Apr. 2024
But several lawmakers have denounced the letter’s content as bigoted, hateful and dangerous.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacramento Bee, 15 Apr. 2024
Dearborn is a city of proud Americans; the hateful rhetoric heard on Friday does not reflect the opinion of the members of this community.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 10 Apr. 2024
What one man considers hateful another considers righteous.
—The Editors, National Review, 4 Apr. 2024
Still, both would agree that the rise in hostility gave way to a similar rise in invective, leading to barbs with a hateful bite.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 15 Apr. 2024
Compared to the truly hateful male drivers that scream at her on the road all day, however, the dude is a pussycat.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2024
Mujib Mashal, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
Then there’s Musk, the combative tech billionaire who, since taking over Twitter, has loosened the platform’s restrictions on hateful content and allowed misinformation to flood the platform in the name of free speech.
—Terrence McCoy, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
Beyond fashion statements across numerous subcultures, some controversial ties include neo-Nazis who allegedly signaled hateful affilations through specific lace colors on their boots.
—Anne D'innocenzio, Fortune Europe, 17 Apr. 2024
But several lawmakers have denounced the letter’s content as bigoted, hateful and dangerous.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacramento Bee, 15 Apr. 2024
Dearborn is a city of proud Americans; the hateful rhetoric heard on Friday does not reflect the opinion of the members of this community.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 10 Apr. 2024
What one man considers hateful another considers righteous.
—The Editors, National Review, 4 Apr. 2024
Still, both would agree that the rise in hostility gave way to a similar rise in invective, leading to barbs with a hateful bite.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 15 Apr. 2024
Compared to the truly hateful male drivers that scream at her on the road all day, however, the dude is a pussycat.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2024
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“Hateful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hateful. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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