contempt
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Federal and state regulators asked a federal judge Tuesday to hold Martin Shkreli in contempt, saying he has traded pharmaceutical stocks on YouTube for years in violation of a lifetime ban from the drug industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Haymon ran for judge in 2024, losing to incumbent Lynn D. Olson, who previously had held Haymon in contempt during a courtroom conflict.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
In many cases they deserve contempt, not celebration.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
The movie projects contempt for the dense from its first frame, sharing a montage of recent pop culture as a stentorian narrator worries that modern conveniences have perverted the concept of survival of the fittest.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
I gasped, and Aunt Kitty shot me such a look of contempt that even I knew it was time to grab Flora and clear out.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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