name calling
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Democracy requires “reasoned and respectful debate,” he said, not personal attacks and name calling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
At the time, the agency was led by Lina Khan, who made her name calling for tougher anti-monopoly scrutiny of firms such as Amazon.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2025
Almost immediately after the team announced the name this week ahead of Saturday’s opening day game, criticism began pouring in on social media from people distressed by the name, calling it hurtful and insensitive.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 29, 2024
Expect brief verbal arguments between family and friends, but no name calling.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 24, 2023
It’s as though she were saying it deliberately, Eleanor thought, telling the house she knows its name, calling the house to tell it where we are; is it bravado?
From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson
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