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derogatory

[dih-rog-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / dɪˈrɒg əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /


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What’s even more frustrating is that, when it was first announced, the Met said the exhibition would address the derogatory conduct that fundamentally altered Galliano’s career and reception.

From Salon Sep. 5, 2026

When the researchers used a different calculation that removed severely derogatory balances, they found that the pace of delinquencies stabilized after 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

“Blacks were ashamed of those derogatory images,” she told the New York Times.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

In a letter to the presiding officer, Plaid Cymru's minister for government business Heledd Fychan said the remarks were "dangerous and derogatory" which "brought the Senedd into disrepute".

From BBC Jun. 17, 2026

When I complained at the dinner table, Papa yelled at me and told me to never, ever say anything derogatory about the Soviets.

From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys




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