personal attack
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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 inquest previously heard Cusack thought Morgan made a "personal attack" on her by not putting her in the starting line-up for matches.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 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
“Now, who can give an example of something that would be a personal attack, of what you shouldn’t do?”
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
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