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Referring to the law by its criminal code number, she added: “The #219a falls and with it a piece of the worst patronization of women.”

"Matthew McConaughey is right. Hollywood has been condescending, northern elite media liberals, too & it trickles down. Far before Trump presidency illiberal condescension & patronization has formed how too many think. Break the class structure," the "Charmed" alum wrote on Twitter.

Little Brandon would join his parents to watch her play, of course, and would witness the last traces of a long-gone patronization.

There’s disgust and patronization all around for younger co-workers, and I am tired of hearing “you millennials” or “When I was your age. …”

Beginning with a fine South African accent, his performance brings out all the nuances in the character: his innate good nature, which has been nurtured by Sam, although Hally doesn’t recognize it; his natural intelligence, despite those lousy math scores; his submerged guilt and sorrow over his relationship with his father; and the hints of patronization that occasionally creep into his conversation.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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