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derogatory

[dih-rog-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / dɪˈrɒg əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /


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In 2012, he was dropped by England over allegations he sent derogatory text messages about then captain Andrew Strauss to the South Africa team.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

What’s even more frustrating is that, when it was first announced, the Met said the exhibition would address the derogatory conduct that fundamentally altered Galliano’s career and reception.

From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026

When the researchers used a different calculation that removed severely derogatory balances, they found that the pace of delinquencies stabilized after 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

“Blacks were ashamed of those derogatory images,” she told the New York Times.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026

He says Youn is a derogatory name and since we are living in Vietnam, we should not use it.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung


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