detractors

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

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

“His many detractors should grant that his comments late Saturday at a White House press briefing hit the right notes of gratitude and comity,” the Wall Street Journal editorial board opined.

From Slate • Apr. 26, 2026

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

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

Now, his detractors use the same phrase at his rallies to jeer him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 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