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disrespect

[dis-ri-spekt] / ˌdɪs rɪˈspɛkt /


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National media pundits, Philadelphia media pundits, and even some Philadelphia Eagles fans disrespect him.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

While many others branded it as "pure disrespect to real models" and questioned why she was picked out of a "room full of talented models".

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

“We have a special monument for our veterans and Tustin’s military community, and to have somebody come in and disrespect that ... it’s just sad,” Lumbard said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

“No disrespect for Portland State, but that’s the way it should look when you execute the way we’re supposed to execute.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

No way Dave would disrespect her like that.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin

"There is no place in our band, or in our community, for behaviour that harms or disrespects women."

From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2026

To rely on acquitted conduct disrespects the jury’s role and undermines public faith in our criminal-justice system.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025

Yes, I’m biased against anyone who’s that uncivil, especially when he disrespects facts or — worse — is a pathological liar.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2025

“He has disgraced his country and disrespects everyone around him because he is a sad individual who is mad about how his miserable life has turned out.”

From Washington Times ● Dec. 25, 2023

He was a runaway and a thief and a liar, and if there was a word for someone who disrespects a monk in his own temple, he was that, too.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat

In April, then-health secretary Wes Streeting said the NHS had an "appalling culture of medical misogyny", external where being "ignored, gaslit, humiliated and disrespected, were common experiences for far too many women".

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

It does not care whether it was hidden or disrespected, whether you craved it or merely added it, whether the broccoli arrived under a glossy blanket of cheese.

From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026

Whipps said Beijing had "threatened and really disrespected" the region with the test of the rocket, which monitors said appeared to land in a patch of ocean somewhere between Solomon Islands, Nauru and Tuvalu.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

“It’s disappointing in that regard, to feel disrespected a little bit,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

He doesn’t even know when he’s been disrespected.

From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Kelly Clarkson accused a staffer at a specialty store in New York of disrespecting her during a recent shopping trip, but the establishment has pushed back, saying it was all a “misunderstanding.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

Belov replied: "You are right. I needed to know why they are disrespecting me for no reason."

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

In doing so, he will be disrespecting the wishes of his wife.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 17, 2025

When addressing someone they look down on or are disrespecting, the Yautja use wul, while someone they respect would be addressed as dau.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2025

I felt that by disrespecting Mother that way, the superintendent was disrespecting all of us seated in that room.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals


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