discredit
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O’Leary hasn’t provided conclusive evidence of Chinese-government involvement, and some said his blame-China campaign is meant to discredit his opponents.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026
Wardex doesn’t even bother to preemptively discredit Daniel in the public’s eye which, given the two sentences of backstory we know about his character, would be easy.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
She praised Bernard as "an amazing human being" and said he had found it very difficult to see his stepmother in court "stand there and lie and try to discredit him".
From BBC • May 26, 2026
This builds on the Guardian newspaper’s November report on a Qatar-linked private intelligence operation by at least two firms, Highgate and Elicius Intelligence, hoping to discredit Mr. Khan’s alleged assault victim.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
Los Alamos constantly worried that if it rejected a project, it would be seen, to its discredit, as “less ‘enthusiastic’ ” than its rival, Livermore.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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