disrespect
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"Systematic maintenance efforts are being carried out" to prevent "any disrespect toward the commemorative statues", and to ensure "future generations can continue to study Myanmar's historical heritage in a correct and appropriate manner", she added.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
"A mosque is a place of worship, peace and community and to use it in this way is experienced as an act of intimidation and disrespect towards an entire faith community."
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
If we treat the women in our lives with disrespect and deceit, we aren’t exactly the picture of a feminist ally.
From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2026
No disrespect to the younger Baron, but there is no particular reason to think he will beat the indexes over time.
From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026
These girls really are the height of disrespect.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
Clark not only disrespects officials, she is unafraid to show up her coach Stephanie White, as witnessed by their recent viral exchange on the bench during a loss to the Portland Fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 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
“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
"The act disrespects and mocks the victims" of Hamas's attack, Braunschweig's mayor, Thorsten Kornblum, said.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2023
“You require no instruction in this matter ... to sit before guests ... it disrespects them and the house.”
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
A second crisis hit Flavio's campaign when his stepmother, Michelle Bolsonaro, posted an Instagram video saying he had "disrespected me and mistreated me ... he said I didn't understand anything about politics."
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
"He was very rude, he disrespected me and mistreated me on the phone," Michelle Bolsonaro, 44, told her 8.2 million Instagram followers about her stepson Flavio Bolsonaro, 45.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
Labour group leader, councillor Kate Ewert, said smaller councils had been "disrespected and ignored" during the process.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026
A few days later, Lebo M posted his own Instagram video, saying he had attempted to speak with Jonasi privately, but claimed the comedian had disrespected him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026
She and Dad happily railed against anyone they disliked or disrespected: Standard Oil executives, J. Edgar Hoover, and especially snobs and racists.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
It respects the people around me without disrespecting myself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026
In doing so, he will be disrespecting the wishes of his wife.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 17, 2025
“Stop disrespecting me,” she fires back, before her team surrounds her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2025
Others have been accused of disrespecting the dead and exploiting vulnerable people in grief.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2025
“You’re disrespecting everything you’re supposed to stand for.”
From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi
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