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Altman’s November 2019 email also told the board that Dario agreed “not to denigrate projects he doesn’t believe in that others want to bet on.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 28, 2026

He said MSPs "should take care not to denigrate or damage the rule of law".

From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026

After a week of hearing various US officials denigrate Europe, its leaders and its regulations at Davos, ECB chief Christine Lagarde said Friday that the harsh words could be just what the continent needed.

From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026

Netflix didn’t just become HBO—it won HBO, and will now denigrate the quality of that house in the process while swallowing up another formidable competitor.

From Slate ● Dec. 5, 2025

And they don’t denigrate that person—they honor her.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

It issued a four-page fact-check of the book that denigrates Wynn-Williams’ ostensibly “new” claims by asserting that they were mostly published previously, and even helpfully provides links to the original reports.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2025

A spokesperson for the ASA said: "We've received a complaint about a Nationwide ad. The complainant argues that the ad is misleading around other banks closing branches, and discredits and denigrates its competitors."

From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2024

“It denigrates the millions of victims of the Shoah in a despicable manner,” the council’s president, Josef Schuster, said, using the Hebrew name for the Holocaust.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 29, 2023

The ADL tweeted that Crawford “should be ashamed of her rhetoric that undermines science and denigrates the suffering of millions murdered during the Holocaust.”

From Washington Times ● Oct. 5, 2021

It also means being aware of language that may seem neutral but subtly devalues or denigrates people.

From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2021

Moseley says the exact opposite: "There is really high-quality work on masking, and it's startling and upsetting to see such work be denigrated."

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Caesar denigrated situation comedies as soap operas with laughs added.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025

Kennedy, who has denigrated vaccines over the years, did not elaborate on the rationale for altering the recommendation for pregnant women in the 58-second video.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2025

By the mid-20th-century, however, leading behavioral theorists denigrated the idea of studying animal emotions since, even if they existed, they were scientifically unmeasurable and unverifiable.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2024

I know my parents had their reasons to raise us without religion, but it still upsets me to hear my grandmother's peaceful beliefs denigrated.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

“Poverty and deprivation are no reflection on character, and there is no justification for denigrating the character of Haitians who suffer from and bear no responsibility for their country’s ills,” Justice Alito writes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

In the lead up to the Super Bowl, boosters of traditional sportsbooks have been denigrating prediction markets.

From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026

“We strongly condemn any denigrating, violent, or unauthorized use of Franklin’s name or image, which directly contradicts these values,” the spokesperson said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2025

Earlier this year, Kelly — for what must be the first time — tried to promote positivity toward women without directly denigrating anyone else in the process.

From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2025

“You’ll learn, young brotha. You’ll learn. The Europeans succeeded in denigrating and enslaving peoples of African descent, but there’s royal blood flowing through your veins, you hear me?”

From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone