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- noun Plural form of
bully . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
bully .
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Examples
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The greatest failure of my learning curve was that I was almost an adult before I learned that the only effective response to bullies is to immediately escalate beyond all reason.
The Confession of the Green Pickle Martian | Her Bad Mother 2008
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Although i do agree that the potential for bias in allocating repercussions for classroom "bullies" is more likely (due to the fact there are more liberal professors than vice versa) I don't believe this is generally the case.
Horowitz and Academic Freedom Richard Nokes 2006
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Too many people think that combating bullies is simple: Find them and punish them.
Maureen Costello: Bullying is a Civil Rights Issue Maureen Costello 2010
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The time to stop pandering to the Republican bullies is NOW! no need to know
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Kim argues that simply heaping more punishment onto bullies is an easy way out for a society that doesn't want to grapple with widespread homophobia.
The Media Consortium: Weekly Pulse: Palin Revives Death Panels; Boobs Against Breast Cancer; and the Anti-Gay Bullying Crisis The Media Consortium 2010
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Too many people think that combating bullies is simple: Find them and punish them.
Maureen Costello: Bullying is a Civil Rights Issue Maureen Costello 2010
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Kim argues that simply heaping more punishment onto bullies is an easy way out for a society that doesn't want to grapple with widespread homophobia.
The Media Consortium: Weekly Pulse: Palin Revives Death Panels; Boobs Against Breast Cancer; and the Anti-Gay Bullying Crisis The Media Consortium 2010
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The only thing that wins with bullies is a lead filled truncheon.
Be afraid, be very afraid……. actually, don’t be. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2008
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After having almost killed him, a group of bullies is tormented by a Nerd who uses black magic to get back at them.
Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat 2008
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I think the only thing we can really do about office bullies is to take a stand and not let them walk on us, but keep our positive attitudes.
All Things Girl » All Things Girl » Blog Archive » Office Bullies…. 2008
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