detractors

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However, detractors argue it could permanently drive out the state’s top earners—and the critical millions of dollars they pay in taxes annually.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

Over the years, Busch’s rambunctious ways earned him as many grudging admirers as detractors.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Riley is unusually active online, often mixing it up with fans and detractors alike on social media.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 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," a Wall Street Journal editorial observed.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Articles accused their detractors of basing comments on brief medical bulletins and newspaper reports, hardly enough to make a diagnosis.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow