frowned on
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By the 1990s, though, when von Bothmer donated his last fragment to the reconstruction, museums had embraced stricter guidelines that frowned on the acquisition of ancient objects that lacked a back story.
From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2023
As a classicist, he frowned on rock and roll as an "expression of base passions" and once called popular music a "cult of banality".
From Reuters • Dec. 28, 2022
Van Seenus said it was frowned on when she started out for models to pursue other careers or public passions.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 16, 2022
Courts have frowned on sharing nonpublic data among competitors.
From Salon • Oct. 18, 2022
Dark spruce forest frowned on either side the frozen waterway.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
