demeaning
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Title IX was meant to combat demeaning and exclusionary sex stereotypes.
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026
He stumbled into his fate by saying demeaning, insulting things that could have been phrased diplomatically.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
"And I don't say that in any demeaning sense because for white southerners, it's not easy to rid ourselves of all the prejudices that we have born over the centuries."
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2025
Losing your job might be demeaning, but losing your integrity for the shot at a job is dehumanizing.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2025
Ironically, her logical, if demeaning, reply is the only one that comforts me.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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