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Recent Examples of contempt Behind closed doors, agency personnel have often expressed contempt for government oversight and moved to obstruct investigations. The Editors, National Review, 20 Mar. 2025 To be clear, this is not 2017, and the current fight is taking on an entirely different shade of contempt. Philip Elliott, TIME, 19 Mar. 2025 But lawyers loyal to Trump are everywhere trying to undermine it, and the president’s own contempt for it is outspoken. Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2025 Anyone trying to snow the public with bogus math felt his sting and earned his contempt. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for contempt

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“Contempt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contempt. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.

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