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Ms. Nuzzi will not dignify efforts to impugn her character with any future response,” Nuzzi’s lawyer Ari Wilkenfeld said in a statement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025

Stories like these are not told to impugn the professionalism and ethics of the American military.

From Slate ● Jun. 10, 2025

That’s not to say that a cynic would be shocked if somebody donated to charity or helped a stranger, but they might suspect or impugn the person’s motives.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2024

Their best approach would be to impugn the credibility of the witnesses on the cross-examination, with the most vulnerable witness being Michael Cohen.

From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2024

Because, without the slightest desire to impugn in any detail the lady's veracity, he had the best of reasons for knowing that she had--well--made a mistake.

From Between the Dark and the Daylight by Richard Marsh

We’ve learned a lot about women’s rights and the suffrage movement, and do we hear men saying that it shouldn’t be taught because it impugns men?

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 3, 2022

“For people to say we’re somehow manipulating the system — I do take offense, because that impugns my integrity as a system operator.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2020

He also said it “tacitly impugns the integrity” of judges to suggest that they could not meet performance standards.

From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2018

“It wouldn’t stop colleagues from following their own research, but it’s pretty discouraging. It impugns the reputation of science in general and scientists in that field in particular.”

From New York Times ● Mar. 8, 2017

But this in no way impugns the principle of Vision.

From The Principles of Success in Literature by George Henry Lewes

Humphrey, the Court said a prisoner named Roy Heck couldn’t seek monetary damages for what he claimed was an unconstitutional manslaughter conviction, without first getting it overturned or impugned in some way.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026

“It would seem that because not only their reputations are being impugned, but they are central to this case—it would seem that an interview of these two prosecutors would be central.”

From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2024

“The impugned conduct took place in Queensland whether one terms the impugned conduct an ‘effect’ or actual conduct,” she added.

From Seattle Times ● May 23, 2024

Mr Buhari's integrity was also impugned by his frequent medical trips to the UK despite spending large sums to refurbish a clinic in the presidential villa.

From BBC ● May 20, 2023

He, a black man, had repeatedly impugned the government of South Africa and its policies of apartheid.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

Just as in Pretti’s case, Noem and other senior administration officials justified the incident within hours of her death by impugning the victim’s motives without producing substantive evidence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2026

Such was the outcry that Ms. Oudéa-Castéra was obliged to apologize for impugning the performance of teachers.

From New York Times ● Jan. 16, 2024

She said plaintiffs could potentially go after companies for faulty or negligent designs that result in algorithms putting out damaging information, impugning reputation.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 13, 2023

Another told me that he believed Mr Johnson was impugning the reputation of his own MPs.

From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2022

At one point, Wessel told Slovo that he was impugning the integrity of the court and fined him for contempt.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela