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Not a bad name for a 1700cc single-cylinder chopper.
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New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2024
Intraparty democracy sounds like the kind of pious demand that gives democratic theorists a bad name among hard-nosed politicians.
—Jan-Werner Müller, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2022
Much of the Great Society legislation, for example, now seems to embody the sort of hubris that gave liberalism a bad name, and its overreach paved the way for the Reagan counterrevolution of the 1980s.
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2012
That was the main sentiment: Locals are tired of outsiders giving them a bad name.
—Caitlin Tan, NPR, 1 June 2024
Microsoft’s developer conference was this week, right on the heels of its Copilot Plus PC announcement, which is a bad name but a potentially very exciting moment for the Windows world.
—David Pierce, The Verge, 24 May 2024
News reports of the arrival of Tren de Aragua in American cities is alarming members of the Venezuelan community living in the United States, who fear the gang will end giving a bad name to all migrants from the South American country.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2024
Checking bank accounts, tax records Even though the Miami bling is what gives the PPP loan schemers a bad name, investigators say that’s not how they usually get caught for ripping off the government program.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2024
Jon Bon Jovi doesn't think his son Jake is giving love a bad name, despite getting engaged at only 20 years old.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 3 May 2023
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New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2024
Intraparty democracy sounds like the kind of pious demand that gives democratic theorists a bad name among hard-nosed politicians.
—Jan-Werner Müller, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2022
Much of the Great Society legislation, for example, now seems to embody the sort of hubris that gave liberalism a bad name, and its overreach paved the way for the Reagan counterrevolution of the 1980s.
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2012
That was the main sentiment: Locals are tired of outsiders giving them a bad name.
—Caitlin Tan, NPR, 1 June 2024
Microsoft’s developer conference was this week, right on the heels of its Copilot Plus PC announcement, which is a bad name but a potentially very exciting moment for the Windows world.
—David Pierce, The Verge, 24 May 2024
News reports of the arrival of Tren de Aragua in American cities is alarming members of the Venezuelan community living in the United States, who fear the gang will end giving a bad name to all migrants from the South American country.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2024
Checking bank accounts, tax records Even though the Miami bling is what gives the PPP loan schemers a bad name, investigators say that’s not how they usually get caught for ripping off the government program.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2024
Jon Bon Jovi doesn't think his son Jake is giving love a bad name, despite getting engaged at only 20 years old.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 3 May 2023
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“Bad name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad%20name. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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