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scorn

[skawrn] / skɔrn /




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The UK’s scorn for Eurovision is something Finland also used to struggle with.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Someone who has no retirement savings in middle age can, unfortunately, receive the same amount of scorn as a well-heeled retiree who has $10 million in middle age.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

That’s one way to start a book—bracing and bitter, conveying Mary Cain’s scorn for the athletic-shoe-and-sportswear giant while prefiguring her larger message that “sports normalizes cruelty.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

“These false statements were republished and circulated widely across social media platforms,” the lawsuit says, “exposing Plaintiff to public scorn, suspicion, and ridicule.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

“I scorn your idea of love,” I could not help saying, as I rose up and stood before him, leaning my back against the rock.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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