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a disreputable Internet retailer that had a record of hundreds of complaints for shoddy merchandise and slow refunds
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Bracey will play Inspector Henry Boxer, the new authority in town with eyes for a lady, Sims will be Uncle Dickie, the Governor’s charming and disreputable older brother, with Burgess to play his handsome aide Phineas Golden.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2025
Ka possessed the superpower of making this all feel lovely — in spite of a 2016 New York Post hit piece that tried to frame his music as a disreputable extension of his job with the FDNY, rather than an incredible twin enrichment of New York.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2024
Linked in the comments to the Threads post is a longer article posted to a disreputable website that includes an image shared Dec. 22, 2024, by The Patriots Network – another account in SpaceXMania's network – with a watermark identifying the claim as a fabrication.
—Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
His solo debut Compassion gracefully straddles juvenilia and maturity: The music is dreamy, inventive, steeped in youthful obsessions and disreputable radio hits from the ’90s.
—Spin Team, SPIN, 28 Nov. 2024
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2025
Ka possessed the superpower of making this all feel lovely — in spite of a 2016 New York Post hit piece that tried to frame his music as a disreputable extension of his job with the FDNY, rather than an incredible twin enrichment of New York.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2024
Linked in the comments to the Threads post is a longer article posted to a disreputable website that includes an image shared Dec. 22, 2024, by The Patriots Network – another account in SpaceXMania's network – with a watermark identifying the claim as a fabrication.
—Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
His solo debut Compassion gracefully straddles juvenilia and maturity: The music is dreamy, inventive, steeped in youthful obsessions and disreputable radio hits from the ’90s.
—Spin Team, SPIN, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Disreputable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disreputable. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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disreputable
adjective
dis·rep·u·ta·ble
(ˈ)dis-ˈrep-yət-ə-bəl 
: not respectable : having a bad reputation
disreputableness
noun
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