disparage
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In the letter terminating Pelley's contract on Tuesday, Bilton accused him of hijacking the staff meeting to disparage Bilton, his qualificatons and intentions with "remarkable incivility and contempt".
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
Newly appointed "60 Minutes" executive producer Nick Bilton said Pelley "hijacked my first meeting with staff to disparage me, my qualifications, and my intentions with remarkable incivility and contempt."
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
It also barred comments that could “defame, disparage or in any way criticize” LAUSD, its employees and leaders.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2026
The signage removal comes after a March 2025 executive order called for the review of over 400 national sites to remove or modify interpretive materials that “inappropriately disparage Americans past or living.”
From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026
But before you disparage it, you have to taste just how hungry these kids are to escape the lower end of the middle class and move up.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
Vocabulary lists containing disparage
The Bill of Rights
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Grade 11, List 2
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