disdain
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This may be one reason young people in America show such disdain and unhappiness with their country.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
DeSorbo was a bridesmaid at Batula’s wedding and vocal from the get-go about her disdain for Cooke.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Everyone hates the Girl Boss, but female founders really were underresourced, and female ambition really was treated with disdain and distrust.
From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026
That sort of disdain is still present in the industry -- no-alcohol wines still struggle to match their alcoholic equivalents for complexity and taste -- but attitudes are changing fast.
From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026
I watched my feet navigate the tripwires we’d set up yesterday and avoided her disdain.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
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