discredit

In closing arguments, his lawyer Michael Sanft urged the jury to discredit his client as a liar who just told tales to sell books.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

The goal was variously to discredit Mr. Druckenmiller, discredit the Journal, or get me to throw Mr. Druckenmiller over the side.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

If confirmed that the test results were those of Maradona's father, however, it could discredit the medical commission set up to evaluate the circumstances of Maradona's death, boosting the defence.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

Her legal team described the businessman as a Russian-born exile and outspoken critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, arguing that Pitt’s claims amounted to an inaccurate and xenophobic attempt to discredit him.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026

It included a list of specimen arguments, explained how an audience could be swayed, and discussed everything from how to discredit a hostile witness to how best to modulate your voice when speaking.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

“This makes us vulnerable and discredits our goal to be a strong, independent geopolitical power,” Pentus-Rosimannus said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026

Justice Minister Marco Buschmann wrote that “violence against people or objects has no place in the political argument! This discredits the cause of many farmers who demonstrate peacefully.”

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 5, 2024

For this reason, Lacreuse said she doesn’t believe that the most recent chimpanzee study discredits the grandmother hypothesis.

From Salon ● Dec. 11, 2023

The minute they started labeling it with conspiracy theories, it discredits the purity of the work.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2023

Craig said the problem with things is that everyone is always comparing everyone with everyone and because of that, it discredits people, like in his photography classes.

From "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky

Two concurring justices favored harmless-error review, which would preserve the verdict if the state proved, “beyond a reasonable doubt,” that the discredited testimony did not affect the outcome.

From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026

But thanks to a thoroughly discredited British doctor who claimed to document changes in behavior in children given the MMR vaccine, creating the so-called “Wakefield effect,” some of this progress has been undone.

From Salon ● Apr. 8, 2026

Rueda dropped the claim in 2024 after Pacquiao’s team discredited it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026

Here, then, is a sampling of predictions, which range from the discredited to pseudoscience to the bizarre.

From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026

The story about the woman who broke her arm was discredited because the victim was an actress eager to get her photograph in the newspapers.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow

To say they stole the show may be discrediting, however, as I’m sure they had it in them all along.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

"He was being subjected to relentless scrutiny, including ridicule, discrediting absolutely every detail of his life," Baron-Cohen said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026

Chechen officials have consistently denied these allegations, complaining of fabrications aimed at discrediting the region.

From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2025

Not to do so is to outsource the right’s self-definition to the most vile and discrediting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025

“A guy who was really good at discrediting his opponent.”

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden