demean
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“There are no immediate eligibility matters affecting the WNBA, and we strongly denounce the bad-faith efforts to use these topics to demean or marginalize others,” a league spokesperson said last week in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
I don’t mean to demean his abilities as a businessman.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2025
"Germany objects to use of terms and comparison related to Nazi Germany that are historically, politically and morally wrong because they demean the victims and raise false implications," he said in a recent X post.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2025
The judge said it was necessary as the lack of legal recognition could "disrupt and demean" the private lives of same-sex couples "in ways that constitute arbitrary interference".
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2025
I, on the other hand, held the opinion that to draw such a parallel tended to demean the 'dignity' of the likes of Mr Marshall.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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