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Other counterprotesters mockingly impersonated billionaires by donning crowns or top hats.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026

“I can’t hear you. I can’t hear you. I can’t hear a word you’re saying,” he said mockingly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026

Then, mockingly proving them right, she eats a bedazzled avocado or a cookie made of slime.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2025

However, it turned out to be a chocolate snack and teammate Kevin Strootman responded by picking it up, eating it, and mockingly thanking the crowd.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 22, 2024

“I don’t know that there’s anything I can teach you,” he said mockingly.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti