discredit
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“For years I have had to relive some of the hardest moments of my life while facing attempts to shame, humiliate and discredit me in open court,” Mann continued.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
The closure "really did a lot of work to discredit the notion of a just transition", Gibbs believes.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
To my mind, these wildly inconsistent results are enough to discredit any accusation based on a Pangram analysis.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 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
“You know that you’re just trying to discredit your opponent. I learned that at debate club.”
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
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