demeaning
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But featuring someone in a demeaning way without permission "may constitute an infringement of both portrait rights and reputation rights", said Li's lawyer Yijie Zhao, from Henan Huailv Law Firm.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
From my perspective as a political philosopher, these and other similar claims indicate he is speaking falsely as a way of demeaning or taunting his detractors.
From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026
Who knows, maybe Cronin and his demanding, sometimes demeaning program will pick up another shiny seven-foot star from this spring’s newly opened portal.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
The speakers are often ill-prepared and sometimes glib, demeaning what they should be illuminating.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026
“I disagree with you completely. I think the art was about celebrating its subjects, not demeaning them. But, Earl, I’m not willing to end our relationship on a difference of opinion. I love you.”
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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