derogatory

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The hearing was told the messages were "offensive, derogatory and disrespectful" and that Heley had "failed to challenge and report such conduct".

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

The Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention issued a statement calling the clip “intentionally derogatory and dehumanizing.”

From Salon • Feb. 11, 2026

In an interview with The Times on Tuesday, Vorhis called Hale’s claims false and derogatory.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026

Donovan Louis Bazemore, portraying Auggie’s friend Jack, who in a moment of peer-pressure weakness made a viciously derogatory comment about Auggie, makes you feel his remorse and confusion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025

Computer users of that era had given the TRS-80 the derogatory nickname of “Trash 80.”

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline