detractor
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Moderna was the largest detractor among the 2025 picks, falling about 30%.
From Barron's ● Dec. 12, 2025
Whether you are a supporter or a detractor of the BBC, I think everyone would agree these are incredibly testing times for the corporation.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2025
A California bill requiring oil companies to set aside funds for the capping of old wells may have an unlikely detractor: Gov. Gavin Newsom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2023
A 13th was swiftly launched, this time, just between McCarthy and the Democratic leader, and he picked up one more detractor, to 214.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 6, 2023
Downstairs had the same problem, and with the added detractor of being dark, and me without a flashlight.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
These detractors, he said, "have no idea how hopelessly serious the crisis has become" for Okinawa's coral.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
The detractors were nervous that Gannon was obscuring clearcut evidence that both G42 and the U.A.E. shouldn’t be trusted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
I won’t defend the stock but will point out that the company’s detractors are going too far.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 16, 2026
The Duchess of Sussex is a polarising figure in the UK, provoking strong reactions among her supporters and her detractors.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
The pressure had gotten to him, that’s all Gaines’s detractors could figure.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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