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besmirch

[bih-smurch] / bɪˈsmɜrtʃ /


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Steele doesn’t besmirch the data that punishes his Redhawks, but he also says “there’s something to winning.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

Mr Yusuf said he had never met Gill, and it was unreasonable to "besmirch" Reform UK, Nigel Farage and the party's millions of supporters.

From BBC • Nov. 23, 2025

As it turns out, Murray’s story doesn’t besmirch Candy’s memory at all.

From Salon • Oct. 12, 2025

It’s still theirs and not yours to besmirch.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 7, 2023

“I can’t imagine how you decided to besmirch the movement by inviting those rowdies here.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




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