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as in abusing
to inflict physical or emotional harm upon
the kindergarten teacher explained why it was wrong to bully classmates
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as in intimidating
to make timid or fearful by or as if by threats
the manager was fired for bullying employees
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Recent Examples of bullying
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
The district maintains an anti-bullying policy outlined in its student handbook.
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Daniel I. Dorfman,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
Britain has experienced major blows to investment and productivity, a historic surge in annual net migration, and—shorn of the diplomatic heft of a united Europe and subject to the whims of a bullying Trump—a geopolitical humbling.
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Ishaan Tharoor,
New Yorker,
25 June 2026
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
Ricci requested that documents containing the text messages between Freddie and his dad be sealed, citing bullying that her son had endured at his school.
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Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
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Adjective
In recent years, Lewinsky has reemerged in the public eye, becoming an anti-bullying advocate and public speaker.
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Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
The district maintains an anti-bullying policy outlined in its student handbook.
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Daniel I. Dorfman,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
Tell her about the long, unwelcome chats, the bullying and the rudeness.
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Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
Britain has experienced major blows to investment and productivity, a historic surge in annual net migration, and—shorn of the diplomatic heft of a united Europe and subject to the whims of a bullying Trump—a geopolitical humbling.
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Ishaan Tharoor,
New Yorker,
25 June 2026
Verb
Conquerors and autocrats may win the immediate battle by bullying their subjects into submission, but their empires inevitably crumble the moment their iron grip falters.
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
Ricci requested that documents containing the text messages between Freddie and his dad be sealed, citing bullying that her son had endured at his school.
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Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
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Lebanon’s fragile sovereignty The lack of resolved borders and Israel’s periodic incursions into southern Lebanon have predictably meant that Lebanon has struggled to assert sovereignty over its own territory.
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What frustrated her most was that the issue refused to stay resolved.
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House Bill 582, known as the Survivor Justice Act, allows courts to consider reduced sentences for victims of domestic violence or human trafficking who committed crimes under coercion.
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Equality without liberty can become coercion in the name of fairness.
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Witt claimed that Golubski — who in 2024 faced trial for allegations including terrorizing and abusing Black women in KCK for decades before killing himself the day it was scheduled to begin — also abused her late cousin, Elaine Greene.
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The parents are also accused of abusing their 5-year-old daughter, who is also morbidly overweight, according to the complaint.
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The masks are often vibrant and colorful but sometimes intimidating, depicting superheroes, animals or other symbolic figures.
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Superior Court Judge Alex Manning issued the order June 15 prohibiting the county’s top administrator from getting close to Amit Mehrotra, a neighbor in the Ellard subdivision in Roswell, and from harassing or intimidating Mehrotra or his family.
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Once inside, warm, tropical breezes flow into the hotel’s ascetic, nevertheless grand lobby, wafting you towards a magical cloister filled with plants and robust Botero sculptures.
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Grothendieck was intense and ascetic from his early days.
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The 16-count indictment against Republican Liz Murrill, handed up Thursday by a New Orleans grand jury, charges Louisiana’s first female attorney general with intimidation and malfeasance.
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The 16-count indictment handed up Thursday by a New Orleans grand jury accused Murrill, the state's first female attorney general, with intimidation and malfeasance.
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Powell tried to open the stall door, and then began fondling himself, frightening the 11-year-old, who tried to leave, but Powell blocked him from getting out.
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This war has been a disaster for them, frightening away foreign investors, tourists and talent and burdening them with a future of huge new defense bills to deter Iran after the United States is gone.
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This results in highly architectural and ornate garments and textiles built through tension, geometry, and monastic focus.
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There’s something monastic about the way he’s taken on Red Lobster.
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“Bullying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bullying. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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