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derogatory

[dih-rog-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / dɪˈrɒg əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /


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New York Fed researchers found that the pace of credit-card delinquencies stabilized after 2024 when removing severely derogatory balances.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

Margerison appeared angry in one of his videos after a UK-born Sikh woman suggested his views on diversity were "slightly derogatory"

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

At one point, Peter Grossman said he could not recall a derogatory comment he had made about Nancy Iskander to his wife.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 9, 2026

The idea runs back at least to the influential 18th-century English jurist William Blackstone, who instructed that “Acts of parliament derogatory from the power of subsequent parliaments bind not.”

From Slate May 26, 2026

Considering its content, the signature on this derogatory letter is outrageous, “With love, truly your friend, Margaret Fox.”

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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