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vilification

[vil-uh-fi-key-shuhn] / ˌvɪl ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /


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There followed a statement by U.S. bishops condemning what they called the vilification and arbitrary treatment of migrants.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 27, 2025

“We are concerned by the state of contemporary debate and the vilification of immigrants. We are concerned about the conditions in detention centers and the lack of access to pastoral care.”

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 13, 2025

But Coomer’s lawyers insisted the Stupid Defense couldn’t excuse the vilification of Coomer or the impact on his reputation.

From Slate Jun. 25, 2025

He suggests that his main priority has been to avoid the kind of "campaign of vilification" that the Sun unleashed on his predecessors Gordon Brown, Ed Miliband and Jeremy Corbyn.

From BBC Jun. 14, 2024

The historical record makes it perfectly clear, to be sure, that Jefferson was orchestrating the campaign of vilification, which had its chief base of operations in Virginia and its headquarters at Monticello.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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