disdain
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DeSorbo was a bridesmaid at Batula’s wedding and vocal from the get-go about her disdain for Cooke.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Everyone hates the Girl Boss, but female founders really were underresourced, and female ambition really was treated with disdain and distrust.
From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026
In addition to grime, gore and disdain for governments, the ragtime gangsters of “Peaky Blinders” provided a minor education.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
It is the flip side of his disdain for democratic leaders.
From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026
He glanced at me with clear disdain for my rule-following.
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
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