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That led Judge Perry to retort: “You are significantly undercutting your mea culpa here by standing behind the charges and continuing to vilify these particular defendants.”

From Slate ● May 22, 2026

"Instead of providing clarity or striking a conciliatory tone, we think labelling a multi-faceted problem as hateful extremism may instead vilify the wrong people and risk yet more division," they said.

From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2024

“Equally, we shouldn’t feel it’s OK to vilify everyone who advocates for the Palestinian people as supporting Hamas,” Kornbluth said.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2024

The movie's intent to vilify the bookstore was a no-go for Barnes & Noble so the Fox Books seen in the movie was filmed in the now-closed 7th Avenue Barney’s department store.

From Salon ● Dec. 25, 2023

"Probably some kind of evidence they could use to vilify Tariq," Sloan says.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon

"The series has perfect balance on many scores. It neither romanticises, nor vilifies rural life; it has very lively humour, but it's not flippant because it talks about a lot of very serious, pertinent issues."

From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2023

"The departure of Meghan and Harry from royal ranks has been far more damaging to the monarchy than the coverage that vilifies them understands or accepts," she told Reuters.

From Reuters ● Dec. 15, 2022

It drives competing narratives, ideas and values underground and vilifies all who do not speak in the national cant that replaces civil discourse and debate.

From Salon ● Mar. 24, 2022

The show, by contrast, is more blunt in its critique; it actively vilifies those who try to decide, unilaterally, how the world should pay for its sins.

From The New Yorker ● Dec. 17, 2019

While on the subject of his writings, we will mention the book in which he vouchsafed to praise those whom he now so elaborately vilifies.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 71, September, 1863 by Various

He recalled in one piece how he was vilified by the press at the time for supporting a pro-LGBT council motion.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

Although North Korea has relentlessly suppressed religion and vilified American missionaries, the origins of this hereditary cult are found in a surprising place: Protestant Christianity, and in particular, postbellum American Presbyterianism.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026

Marsh said the impact of being "vilified" online and in person had made her life "hell".

From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026

By 1996, Richard Horton, then the editor of the Lancet, the British medical journal, could marvel: “He is now perhaps the most vilified scientist alive.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2026

“A money manager does not go from being a near nobody to being nearly universally applauded to being nearly universally vilified without some effect.”

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

In recent years in the US, content vilifying hormonal contraception has spread rapidly on social media.

From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026

No more cutting carbs, no more vilifying sugar.

From Salon ● May 6, 2025

No matter what you try — talking about it, not talking about it, vilifying the ex, coming up with fun distractions — they remain consumed with grief.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2024

We can have a discussion about spending without vilifying Republicans.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 23, 2024

Though the rest of the world, including his own country, was vilifying Bobby for his outrageous positions and statements, the Icelanders felt sorry for him.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady