disreputable
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News outlets treat it as an authority when it is actually a competitor, and a disreputable one.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
Bad advice does not always equate to disreputable used-car salespeople.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 14, 2025
"If that is the reason, it's disreputable and it can't be supported in any way."
From BBC • May 12, 2025
While declining to delve into “certain details,” the Grammy-winning songstress said, “It definitely doesn’t get any easier, seeing some of the negativity that was birthed by disreputable tabloids.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2024
The pale stubble of his new whiskers made him look old, disreputable, and grumpy.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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