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calumny

[kal-uhm-nee] / ˈkæl əm ni /
NOUN
slander
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Months later, the Vatican accuses Vigano of calumny.

From Reuters • Mar. 10, 2023

And Jones spreads his disgusting calumny to attract an audience so that he can make a fortune by hooking them on the snake oil supplements he sells on his show.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 14, 2022

Several players suggested it should be the only word removed from the list, on grounds that its calumny exceeds all others.

From Slate • Jun. 18, 2020

Miller has waved off that claim as calumny, even though Richardson served as Miller’s faithful No. 2 for more than a decade at Xavier and Arizona.

From New York Times • Mar. 17, 2020

Jefferson was guilty of “the blackest calumny and foulest falsehoods” during that bitter campaign.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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