detractors

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Since going viral, Parsons’ videos have come under scrutiny by obsessive fans — and detractors, too, who suggest he’s trying to have singular ownership over the concept.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Low-cost airlines have plenty of detractors, including United Airlines’

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

In response to the criticism, Patel has pretended that his detractors are just jealous of his girlfriend.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

“Trance music,” “music with repetitive structures” and “solid state music” all had their day; detractors called it “stuck record music.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

The pressure had gotten to him, that’s all Gaines’s detractors could figure.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger