maligned

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Once maligned for taking on debt to fuel costly media acquisitions, AT&T has since sold off those units and refocused on core telecommunications activities.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 7, 2026

Richly talented but much maligned, England captain Harry Brook finally achieved redemption at Pallekele stadium in Kandy after a torrid few months -- and came of age as a leader.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

The idea came from C-SPAN Chief Executive Sam Feist, who produced the iconic — and often maligned — cable news debate program “Crossfire” during his years at CNN.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

Jamie Dimon, ever the mouthpiece for traditional finance, maligned the industry as a fraud, a Ponzi scheme and a collection of pet rocks, among other colorful descriptors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

My mother took note of anyone who maligned any characteristic of her husband or anything associated with him.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey