discredited

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"Presidential elections allow political entrepreneurs to bypass weak or discredited parties and construct a direct relationship with voters," she said.

From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026

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

The old, discredited leaders of the Party had been used to gather there before they were finally purged.

From "1984" by George Orwell