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When Eric Schmidt, speaking last week to the University of Arizona’s graduates, rhapsodized about the coming artificial-intelligence revolution, some in the crowed jeered.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Elsewhere on Thursday, angry protesters jeered and heckled Sir Keir Starmer when he visited Golders Green to meet Jewish volunteer organisations and first responders on Thursday.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

Since the beginning, the Brutalist design has been polarizing — Angelenos have cheered or jeered the concrete vision.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

Nikola Selakovic and the three other defendants were jeered as "thieves" by dozens of protesters as they arrived at the Belgrade court.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

“Justice, sir—” “That’s not what justice is,” the colonel jeered, and began pounding the table again with his big fat hand.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller