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calumny

[kal-uhm-nee] / ˈkæl əm ni /
NOUN
slander
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Months later, the Vatican accuses Vigano of calumny.

From Reuters • Mar. 10, 2023

And Jones spreads his disgusting calumny to attract an audience so that he can make a fortune by hooking them on the snake oil supplements he sells on his show.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 14, 2022

Why would Prager presume calumny and conspiracy in the agency’s motives?

From Slate • Nov. 8, 2021

Some people feel that I am a food snob, but that is calumny.

From Washington Post • Aug. 12, 2021

Given the calumny New York previously had shoveled on Chicago, the postponement was an act of surprising grace.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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