discredit
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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
He was suspended from his army job, with Defence Minister Guido Crosetto -- a member of Meloni's party -- saying that his "personal ramblings... discredit the army, the defence ministry and the constitution".
From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026
Anna Sale: When news came out about your tattoo—the skull-and-crossbones design that resembles Nazi imagery—you said it was fed from people researching your background who wanted to discredit you.
From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026
William Sims “publicly critiqued administration policy, and launched a public relations campaign to discredit the secretary of the navy.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026
All of us, I suppose, like to believe that in a moral emergency we will behave like the heroes of our youth, bravely and forthrightly, without thought of personal loss or discredit.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
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