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And he has taunted Kim Jong Un of North Korea as “short and fat,” fanning fears of war on the peninsula.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 28, 2017

And he has taunted Kim Jong-un of North Korea as “short and fat,” fanning fears of war on the peninsula.

From New York Times • Dec. 28, 2017

“Always, the black has taunted the blue,” Post writer Wil Haygood wrote of Fulwood’s dilemma.

From Washington Post • Sep. 9, 2017

The New York real estate developer has taunted Clinton in recent days by saying she "can't close the deal" with Sanders, her only rival since Feb. 1.

From Reuters • May 10, 2016

The right honorable gentleman, secure in the recollection of his own consistency, has taunted me with the errors of my boyhood.

From The Grand Old Man by Cook, Richard B. (Richard Briscoe)