bad name
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But even compromise is getting a bad name these days.
From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2026
The prime minister said rogue tradespeople gave their "decent, hardworking" counterparts a bad name and would be "putting the cowboys out of business".
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet told AFP in February that scam centres were destroying his country's economy and giving the nation a bad name, vowing to "clean this out".
From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026
Where McCann is a firecracker, Ava Dash is a total snooze, the kind of monotone, self-obsessed personality that gives Gen Z a bad name.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2025
"In fact, none of them has ever finished the race. It's not very good for Ikuma. Gives Ikuma a bad name."
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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