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Without Khrushchev’s bold move to discredit the previously infallible, semidivine leader, there could have been no “thaw,” as the period he initiated was soon called.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

Her legal team described the businessman as a Russian-born exile and outspoken critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, arguing that Pitt’s claims amounted to an inaccurate and xenophobic attempt to discredit him.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026

Now, she is suing the city of Sacramento alleging “a deliberate and unlawful campaign to falsely accuse, arrest, and discredit her.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2026

While even reliable AI detectors can produce false results, researchers say a crop of fraudulent tools has emerged online, easily weaponized to discredit authentic content and tarnish reputations.

From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026

“That man is a discredit to all our kind. How long has it been this way? Kings and queens can squabble for land, but no self-respecting outlaw says he owns the sea.”

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

“This makes us vulnerable and discredits our goal to be a strong, independent geopolitical power,” Pentus-Rosimannus said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026

For this reason, Lacreuse said she doesn’t believe that the most recent chimpanzee study discredits the grandmother hypothesis.

From Salon ● Dec. 11, 2023

The minute they started labeling it with conspiracy theories, it discredits the purity of the work.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2023

An undated official misconduct document says an officer was being disciplined for conduct which "discredits the Police Service or public confidence in it".

From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2023

Craig said the problem with things is that everyone is always comparing everyone with everyone and because of that, it discredits people, like in his photography classes.

From "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky

His reforming zeal made him sympathetic to the Americans but would later come to seem discredited by the violent populism of the French Revolution.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

But thanks to a thoroughly discredited British doctor who claimed to document changes in behavior in children given the MMR vaccine, creating the so-called “Wakefield effect,” some of this progress has been undone.

From Salon ● Apr. 8, 2026

These measures, enacted by more than half the states, shielded children from a discredited and abusive practice that fails to achieve its aims while inflicting serious, lasting psychological harms.

From Slate ● Mar. 31, 2026

Rueda dropped the claim in 2024 after Pacquiao’s team discredited it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026

The fact that most of the evidence in support of any disparity had since been discredited was deemed irrelevant; what mattered was whether the law had seemed rational at the time it was adopted.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

Presumably intended to be reassuring, the thrust toward near-unanimity instead has become discrediting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026

Chechen officials have consistently denied these allegations, complaining of fabrications aimed at discrediting the region.

From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2025

In her claim, Crowley alleges Bass and her subordinates have conducted a “public smear campaign aimed at discrediting Crowley’s character and decades of service,” following her dismissal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2025

And this is why discrediting whistleblowers works so well.

From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2024

The discrediting of witnesses can be a highly effective tactic, and Quintilian observes that it can be done against whole categories of witnesses, as well as against individuals.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith