dishonored

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They feel so insulted by this, so degraded by this and dishonored by this that it’s like, “Fran, do not cave. Remain strong. Hold onto your resolve because this can’t be for nothing.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 13, 2023

I was extremely aggravated, as a space nerd and huge Apollo fan, to see one of the greatest achievements of our technological society dishonored in such a way.

From Scientific American • Sep. 14, 2023

You cannot keep being dwindled and marginalized and disrespected and dishonored.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 13, 2023

The company and Ogles were sued by a landlord in 1997, and the company was cited by a travel arbiter for having “failed to pay for dishonored sales drafts worth $7,123.”

From Washington Post • Mar. 10, 2023

It is entirely possible that this dishonored past will rise up soon to smite all of us.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin