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The phrase "hostile speech" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe speech that is aggressive, antagonistic, or intended to provoke conflict.
Example: "The debate quickly escalated into hostile speech, making it difficult to reach a consensus."
Alternatives: "aggressive rhetoric" or "antagonistic language."
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They face police abuse and hostile speech from public officials, and many live in segregated housing or camps.
Cohen said that an online survey of teachers found that more than half had seen an increase in hostile speech during the campaign.
Moreover, Mr Putin cannot resist now, as ever forceful and confrontational gestures, such as his hostile speech at a security conference in Munich in 2007 or his attempt to blame Hillary Clinton, the secretary of state, for the winter protests in Moscow.
MacKinnon and Dworkin's model ordinance captured the dominant feminist view that pornography is a form of defamatory and hostile speech about women, which not only triggers sexual aggression in men but also desensitizes others to the suffering of the victims.
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One of the most fascinating examples of the pressure on the BBC occurred at a dinner at Belfast's Culloden hotel in November 1976 when corporation executives were treated to a series of hostile speeches from several critics.
In one of the most hostile speeches by a British cabinet minister about the EU, Hammond said the referendum was a "very powerful weapon in our armoury" as the prime minister, David Cameron, seeks to renegotiate the UK's membership terms.
"Governments are often hostile to speech," wrote Justice Kennedy.
After its third nuclear test in February, North Korea drastically escalated its hostile political speech against the United States and South Korea.
Another problem is "libel tourism", whereby overseas claimants sue overseas journalists in London, simply because our laws are so hostile to free speech.
The feebleness of the action suggests that the bank, and the judge, did not understand how the domain system works, or how quickly Web communities will move to counter actions they see as hostile to free speech online.
Nevertheless, Clegg's commitment was certainly another milestone towards reforming a libel law that is hostile to free speech and scientific debate, and which is currently entirely on the side of rich corporations and powerful individuals who may wish to silence their critics, both here and around the world.
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