smear
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"China has repeatedly made clear its solemn position. The most urgent task is to do everything to avoid the resumption of conflict, not to use the conflict to... maliciously smear other countries."
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
Kaiser, Rana’s attorney, said “we categorically reject these claims as false and another attempt to smear my client in the press.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
“From day one Blake Lively’s mission was clear: expose and hold accountable those who weaponize smear campaigns and retaliatory lawsuits to intimidate and silence survivors,” the statement said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
Lawyer Sigrid McCawley said at the time that Lively had exposed the "smear machine" in Hollywood.
From BBC • May 4, 2026
With an alphabet on the hearth at my feet for reference, I contrived in an hour or two to print and smear this epistle:—
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
Vocabulary lists containing smear
"Skins" and "Nicole"
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"The Ugly One," Vocabulary from Chapters 1-5
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