detractors

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Low-cost airlines have plenty of detractors, including United Airlines’

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

The aggression of her detractors surprised DeMaria because she had made opt-out forms available for parents who wanted their children to refrain from reading certain materials, but almost no families used them, she said.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

“His many detractors should grant that his comments late Saturday at a White House press briefing hit the right notes of gratitude and comity,” the Wall Street Journal editorial board opined.

From Slate • Apr. 26, 2026

The campaign faced some fierce detractors within Zanu-PF, but its main critic - Blessed Geza, also known as "Bombshell" - died earlier this year.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

The pressure had gotten to him, that’s all Gaines’s detractors could figure.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger