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disparage

[dih-spar-ij] / dɪˈspær ɪdʒ /


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As we look at the wreckage together, she begins to disparage it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

That means that you can set the narrative, you can set the agenda, you can disparage your opponent.

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026

"The commission is concerned that Sanofi pursued a misleading communication campaign to disparage Fluad by portraying it as inferior to Efluelda, going against national vaccination recommendations in several member states," a commission statement said.

From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026

He called upon people to love their enemies, not rebuke them or disparage their existence.

From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026

“I heard you disparage this fine establishment,” he answered.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

Warsh regularly disparages such models and the “economics guild” that developed them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 31, 2026

But it also disparages those susceptible to pseudofolliculitis barbae, a medical condition primarily affecting Black men like the show’s razor-shy recruit, wherein regular shaving causes inflammation and a higher likelihood of scarring and developing keloids.

From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2025

The order also directed officials to ensure that monuments do not contain content that disparages Americans.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2025

I would like to point out that the 18th-century world Messinger so disparages also gave us the freedom of religion, freedom of speech and freedom of the press.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2023

He feels tenderness toward her when she disparages herself this way.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

Other research has been disparaged for not using proper quality-control measures.

From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026

He disparaged Denmark in particular when recalling how in 1940 it "fell to Germany after just six hours of fighting and was totally unable to defend either itself or Greenland".

From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2026

Last fall, Warsh disparaged a brief to the Supreme Court signed by all former living Fed chairs and a bipartisan group of Treasury secretaries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026

But this isn’t just a victory lap; this documentary is also for everyone who disparaged the festival or didn’t feel like it was for them.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2025

As he grew to love Maggie, Elisha disparaged her work more often.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

He added a Canadian flag emoji and the caption "this is real" - an apparent attempt at disparaging Canada's military by making fun of the pair's appearance.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

An arbitrator issued an interim award barring Wynn-Williams, her lawyers and others from disparaging Meta or promoting the book.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

She once received a refund after a flight attendant made a disparaging remark about how she was dressed.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 10, 2026

A spokesperson for Flynn responded to detailed questions from ProPublica by disparaging experts who expressed concerns, texting, “LOL ‘EXPERTS.’”

From Salon ● Mar. 3, 2026

Rule one: disparaging remarks are punishable by early dismissal.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman


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