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derogatory

[dih-rog-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / dɪˈrɒg əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /


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“Worst-case scenario is that the sort of information that they are reporting, including the ‘no data available,’ provides, essentially, derogatory information to potential creditors and future landlords,” Dempsey said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

The idea runs back at least to the influential 18th-century English jurist William Blackstone, who instructed that “Acts of parliament derogatory from the power of subsequent parliaments bind not.”

From Slate • May 26, 2026

Some other derogatory posts remain on the platform.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

At the time, the director’s attorney Martin Singer rejected the women’s claims, saying that his client “vehemently denies the outrageous derogatory allegations that have been reported about him.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026

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




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