detractors
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Attention came so quickly that Dangerfield felt the need to defend against online detractors who were convinced the group was an industry plant.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
His detractors recoiled at the ostentatious displays, questioned the origins of his money and his political connections, and saw his lifestyle as a stark illustration of inequality.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Mr. Lederman had hoped that his detractors would openly and passionately debate the points in his essay, but that didn’t happen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Revisiting the movie through this lens offers plenty of important wisdom that its detractors were quick to shrug off.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
The pressure had gotten to him, that’s all Gaines’s detractors could figure.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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