slander
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Professor Inger Brodey alleged that the school’s hiring was marred by “improprieties, slander, vindictiveness and manipulation” and accused Mr. Atkins of hiring “candidates who conform to unspoken, homogenous, ideological criteria.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Then there was Sly Stone’s oft-delayed set that ended with him ranting about his former manager and led to a slander lawsuit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2026
The document was later ruled inadmissible at trial, but earlier this year, Italy’s highest court upheld Knox’s separate conviction for committing slander against Lumumba.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2025
He said the show was "disheartening slander" and he "believed we had moved beyond the lies and ruinous character portrayals of Lyle".
From BBC ● May 14, 2025
“Please, Gus. Not another word. Even my brutalized spirit has some sensitivity left. I can’t let you slander my girls like that.”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
Oana Eftimie dismisses the charges against Georgescu, and some of his backers, as reheated slanders:
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2025
Liu Pengyu, a spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in Washington, said the individuals on trial are not Chinese law enforcement and called the charges "nothing but rumors and slanders."
From Reuters ● May 31, 2023
“His Twitter feed alone — with its habitual string of mischaracterizations, lies, and slanders — is a near perfect example of a human being who is morally lost and confused,’’ Mr. Galli wrote.
From New York Times ● Dec. 20, 2019
The Chinese Foreign Ministry called Mr. Pompeo’s comments “pure slanders in total disregard of facts.”
From Washington Times ● Nov. 12, 2019
Go fearless then, O Pango, my beloved, in the path of death; for no evil slanders can follow you.
But when she realizes Iago has slandered Desdemona she turns into an enraged lioness, roundly exposing and condemning him—and Othello—with righteous fury.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
It slandered jurors in criminal trials for refusing to find people guilty for alleged crimes against the government.
From Slate ● Apr. 3, 2026
Fueling a spat that has shattered ties between the long-allied nations, Gustavo Petro said, "Mr Trump has slandered me and insulted Colombia."
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2025
The lawsuit, filed in Miami, names Dow Jones, News Corp and conservative media tycoon Rupert Murdoch, claiming the paper slandered him and violated libel laws.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2025
At Rachel’s burial, Jackson angrily said, “I can and do forgive all my enemies. But those vile wretches who have slandered her must look to God for mercy.”
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
Journalist Rohini Singh welcomed the NCW's statement supporting Ms Narwal, but asked why no action had been taken against the social media accounts "blatantly abusing and slandering her".
From BBC ● May 6, 2025
Morgan's gratuitous sensationalism ... builds upon a pattern of Morgan's ongoing obsession with slandering Markle.
From Salon ● Mar. 25, 2024
He shot back, “You are slandering me incorrectly.... My views are constantly misrepresented.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2023
The “Dubai police received a complaint from a car rental office, accusing her of slandering and defaming an employee amidst a dispute over car rental fees,” police said in their statement.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 25, 2023
“I’d rather not ask the obscene motive for this. I’d like to think that you’re attempting to make amends in your simple way for slandering me on my dismal first day with this ludicrous wagon.”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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