discredit
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At the time, Burnam said it was "depressing to see media mission to discredit someone who stops playing their game" and urged Brand to "keep going".
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
He held particular scorn for the flat-earthers, who he thought were plants to discredit genuine research about extraterrestrial technology.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
The group also alerted AFP to additional inauthentic video reports that emerged Monday, seeking to discredit MS NOW's debunking of the celebrity deepfakes.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
The goal was variously to discredit Mr. Druckenmiller, discredit the Journal, or get me to throw Mr. Druckenmiller over the side.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
When the 60 Minutes piece aired months later, local officials were quick to discredit it.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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"It's easier for the Russians this way, because it discredits Ukraine in the eyes of our partners and European countries," said Vitaliy Sova, a senior investigator.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
“This makes us vulnerable and discredits our goal to be a strong, independent geopolitical power,” Pentus-Rosimannus said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026
They do not, however, realize that their wrongness discredits them and shows why people should stop listening to them.
From Salon ● Mar. 28, 2025
Justice Minister Marco Buschmann wrote that “violence against people or objects has no place in the political argument! This discredits the cause of many farmers who demonstrate peacefully.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 5, 2024
Craig said the problem with things is that everyone is always comparing everyone with everyone and because of that, it discredits people, like in his photography classes.
From "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky
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In 1953 the California Medical Association published a report that totally discredited laetrile.
From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026
They spoke out after the BBC revealed that more than 260 people had been subjected to the discredited treatment at NHS hospitals in the 1960s and 1970s.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Murrill is now using that discredited plea deal against Brooks, just as she did in Duncan’s case, in an attempt to quash his compensation claim.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
"Presidential elections allow political entrepreneurs to bypass weak or discredited parties and construct a direct relationship with voters," she said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
The earthly paradise had been discredited at exactly the moment when it became realizable.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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Henry Blaxland KC told the court that "far from depriving Palestine Action of the oxygen of publicity" and "far from discrediting its brand", proscription of the group has had the opposite effect.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
"He was being subjected to relentless scrutiny, including ridicule, discrediting absolutely every detail of his life," Baron-Cohen said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
Not to do so is to outsource the right’s self-definition to the most vile and discrediting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
In her claim, Crowley alleges Bass and her subordinates have conducted a “public smear campaign aimed at discrediting Crowley’s character and decades of service,” following her dismissal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2025
“A guy who was really good at discrediting his opponent.”
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
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