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It led to additional coverage and a joke at his expense on Stephen Colbert’s Late Show, and would mark the first time Harrison was widely ridiculed by the media and cast as ineffective.

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The Mavericks took most of the criticism, ridiculed for dealing away a once-in-a-lifetime talent without maximizing a return.

The House has left town, Senate leaders aren’t even pretending to negotiate, and the president seems occupied with ridiculing Democrats External link on social media.

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After that superb opening game, coach Jim Harbaugh had a message for everyone who had ridiculed his young receiver over the years:

Some said these resembled a Nazi salute—a claim he has ridiculed.

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