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looked down on



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"I used to be prideful and probably would've looked down on somebody coming out of prison," she admits.

From BBC Apr. 8, 2026

During the cloud disruption two decades ago, many incumbent enterprise software makers looked down on a host of new browser-based applications.

From Barron's Mar. 4, 2026

“She looked down on people she didn’t agree with.”

From Slate Dec. 18, 2025

Being so focused on industry means for a long time “they kind of looked down on tourism,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 4, 2025

He pulled up and hovered about a hundred feet above the spot, then joined Mark at the windows.The two of them looked down on a complete nightmare.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner



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