personal attack
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The 41-year-old - who became Cambridge's youngest ever black professor in 2023 - denies any plagiarism and said the recent furore had led to "an unrelenting level of public scrutiny and personal attack".
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Arday has admitted errors in his work, but says he has faced "an unrelenting level of public scrutiny and personal attack" and is not a "liar"
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
“The claims in this personal attack are false, malicious, and defamatory,” Epshteyn said in a statement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
The closest he comes to a good old swipe at his former boss is this delicious line: “Trump did not devise the personal attack in politics, though he may have perfected it.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
There were many letters in the Odessa American, but none made a more personal attack than this one.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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