bad press
Example Sentences
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Blue Owl in particular “seems to have become a magnet for bad press in recent weeks,” Kotowski said.
From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026
“Objective: get newspapers to stop calling you a pedophile and get the truth out; tamp down and ultimately stop the bad press; start generating positive press about your community involvement,” he wrote.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026
It was the sort of leakage that happens after big trades—“A lot of it untrue,” says Doncic’s manager, Lara Beth Seager—but it was jarring to a beloved player who’d never really gotten bad press.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 16, 2025
Hardley, who leads East Riding of Yorkshire Council under minority rule, admits the Conservatives "have had a bad press" after a record defeat in the general election last year.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2025
Wary of more bad press, Stanton wanted James Mott or Frederick Douglass to preside.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
