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According to a common proverb, what breeds contempt?

contempt

[kuhn-tempt] / kənˈtɛmpt /




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Federal and state regulators asked a federal judge Tuesday to hold Martin Shkreli in contempt, saying he has traded pharmaceutical stocks on YouTube for years in violation of a lifetime ban from the drug industry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Haymon ran for judge in 2024, losing to incumbent Lynn D. Olson, who previously had held Haymon in contempt during a courtroom conflict.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

In many cases they deserve contempt, not celebration.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

The movie projects contempt for the dense from its first frame, sharing a montage of recent pop culture as a stentorian narrator worries that modern conveniences have perverted the concept of survival of the fittest.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026

I gasped, and Aunt Kitty shot me such a look of contempt that even I knew it was time to grab Flora and clear out.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan


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