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He held particular scorn for the flat-earthers, who he thought were plants to discredit genuine research about extraterrestrial technology.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

Speaking then, Abraham said the reporting for the film, which was produced by the UK's Guardian newspaper, had been "rigorous" and that efforts to discredit it were "attempts to not face reality".

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

Still, with all the aforementioned accomplishments, and decades later, Steinem said that her naysayers used her bunny work in an attempt to discredit her.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

The goal was variously to discredit Mr. Druckenmiller, discredit the Journal, or get me to throw Mr. Druckenmiller over the side.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

“They’ll try to discredit the other kids,” I said between gritted teeth.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter

“This makes us vulnerable and discredits our goal to be a strong, independent geopolitical power,” Pentus-Rosimannus said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026

For this reason, Lacreuse said she doesn’t believe that the most recent chimpanzee study discredits the grandmother hypothesis.

From Salon ● Dec. 11, 2023

She said: "Carrick's multiple convictions for multiple serious offences plainly discredits the police service and undermines public confidence in it."

From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2023

He also discredits her impulsive offer in 1977 to trade places with Jewish hostages held at Entebbe Airport in Uganda, suggesting her “judgment” was way off.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2022

Craig said the problem with things is that everyone is always comparing everyone with everyone and because of that, it discredits people, like in his photography classes.

From "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky

They spoke out after the BBC revealed that more than 260 people had been subjected to the discredited treatment at NHS hospitals in the 1960s and 1970s.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

After an episode filled with warnings about addiction, government deception, processed food and discredited fats, the meal itself receives one adjective and one bite.

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026

Two concurring justices favored harmless-error review, which would preserve the verdict if the state proved, “beyond a reasonable doubt,” that the discredited testimony did not affect the outcome.

From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026

Rueda dropped the claim in 2024 after Pacquiao’s team discredited it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026

The fact that most of the evidence in support of any disparity had since been discredited was deemed irrelevant; what mattered was whether the law had seemed rational at the time it was adopted.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

Henry Blaxland KC told the court that "far from depriving Palestine Action of the oxygen of publicity" and "far from discrediting its brand", proscription of the group has had the opposite effect.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Golden Dawn made a sensational entry into parliament in 2012, in a climate of social distress linked to the financial crisis in Greece, loss of trust in institutions and discrediting of the main political parties.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

Defense attorney Tom Mesereau was an expert at discrediting witnesses, subjects told the filmmakers, but certain key witnesses, like Janet Arvizo, struggled to connect with the jury on their own.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026

Presumably intended to be reassuring, the thrust toward near-unanimity instead has become discrediting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026

The discrediting of witnesses can be a highly effective tactic, and Quintilian observes that it can be done against whole categories of witnesses, as well as against individuals.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith