as in defamation
the act of making a person or a thing seem little or unimportant
his predictable disparagement of the latest fashions among young people
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Noun
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Gallagher has reportedly already thrown one lawsuit at Banksy for defamation in another case.—
George Nelson,
ARTnews.com,
11 Feb. 2025 -
The remark was a reference to Drake’s defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group over the track.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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Finding negative angles about the club seems often to be a sport in itself, particularly among provocative ex-player pundits for whom criticism is currency.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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Among those who lost their jobs were members of the civic integrity group, which was known to be outspoken in its criticism of Zuckerberg’s leadership.—
Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2025
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The men appeared to be in better health than the three hostages released the previous week, whose condition drew condemnation from Israeli officials.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN,
15 Feb. 2025
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Unfortunately, though, a recently viral video of Jewish celebrities launching just that sort of condemnation against West has been revealed to be unauthorized AI.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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To get the fraud, waste and abuse out of the federal government.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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Change Appearance Series: The New Immigration: How Recent Arrivals at the Border Have Changed the Country and Its Attitudes More in this series ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.—
Mica Rosenberg,
ProPublica,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The main detraction with these was a less comfortable fit.—
Maggie Slepian,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Nov. 2024
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Many smart investors, among them, several of my colleagues, cannot warm up to these stocks because of such obvious detractions as the lack of new products, patent expirations, and price controls.—
Karen Firestone,
CNBC,
29 Sep. 2024
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Her interview aired in prime time on Sunday on French TV’s TF1, but the segment has since been removed from the news outlet’s website following an onslaught of ridicule.—
Nardine Saad,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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The Times and French outlets AFP and BFM TV reported that the woman, identified only as Anne, spoke to French television outlet TF1, which has since removed the interview from its website after a flood of online ridicule sparked by the report.—
Liam Quinn,
People.com,
14 Jan. 2025
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