disparage

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

"This information in no way is meant to disparage or to condone or support or agree with any of the actions that occurred yesterday," he said.

From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2026

“I heard you disparage this fine establishment,” he answered.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

Warsh regularly disparages such models and the “economics guild” that developed them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 31, 2026

But when she’s not signing books for her faithful readers, Carol glumly disparages her jackpot premise as if it’s a badly written “Star Trek” episode.

From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2025

I would like to point out that the 18th-century world Messinger so disparages also gave us the freedom of religion, freedom of speech and freedom of the press.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2023

After the story published, Tesfaye posted a clip on Twitter and Instagram in which the character disparages the publication.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2023

He feels tenderness toward her when she disparages herself this way.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

And at a White House cage fight, a former first lady was brazenly disparaged.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

Other research has been disparaged for not using proper quality-control measures.

From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026

ANL's lawyers have staunchly denied the allegations, previously calling the case "without foundation" and an "affront" to hard-working journalists whose reputations had been disparaged.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2025

But this isn’t just a victory lap; this documentary is also for everyone who disparaged the festival or didn’t feel like it was for them.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2025

The Love Life of Dr. Kane disparaged her, her friends, and the movement she believed in.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

And with technology growing as rapidly as it is, it behooves the company’s bottom line to avoid damning and disparaging devices outright.

From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2026

Through public-records requests, residents obtained internal messages from city officials that many in Festus find disparaging, including one referring to data-center opponents as a “sideshow of uneducated people.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026

Rushing said Wednesday he said nothing disparaging toward Lee.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026

She once received a refund after a flight attendant made a disparaging remark about how she was dressed.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 10, 2026

“Nothing is wrong with my heart,” she huffed as she kept a disparaging eye on the waiter.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan