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If confirmed that the test results were those of Maradona's father, however, it could discredit the medical commission set up to evaluate the circumstances of Maradona's death, boosting the defence.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

Without Khrushchev’s bold move to discredit the previously infallible, semidivine leader, there could have been no “thaw,” as the period he initiated was soon called.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

Her legal team described the businessman as a Russian-born exile and outspoken critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, arguing that Pitt’s claims amounted to an inaccurate and xenophobic attempt to discredit him.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026

Wardex doesn’t even bother to preemptively discredit Daniel in the public’s eye which, given the two sentences of backstory we know about his character, would be easy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026

“To discredit someone means to undermine them,” she says.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden

“This makes us vulnerable and discredits our goal to be a strong, independent geopolitical power,” Pentus-Rosimannus said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026

They do not, however, realize that their wrongness discredits them and shows why people should stop listening to them.

From Salon ● Mar. 28, 2025

Justice Minister Marco Buschmann wrote that “violence against people or objects has no place in the political argument! This discredits the cause of many farmers who demonstrate peacefully.”

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 5, 2024

The minute they started labeling it with conspiracy theories, it discredits the purity of the work.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2023

Craig said the problem with things is that everyone is always comparing everyone with everyone and because of that, it discredits people, like in his photography classes.

From "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky

After an episode filled with warnings about addiction, government deception, processed food and discredited fats, the meal itself receives one adjective and one bite.

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026

These measures, enacted by more than half the states, shielded children from a discredited and abusive practice that fails to achieve its aims while inflicting serious, lasting psychological harms.

From Slate ● Mar. 31, 2026

Rueda dropped the claim in 2024 after Pacquiao’s team discredited it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026

Here, then, is a sampling of predictions, which range from the discredited to pseudoscience to the bizarre.

From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026

The discredited pathologist left Alabama but continues to serve as a practicing medical examiner in Texas.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

"He was being subjected to relentless scrutiny, including ridicule, discrediting absolutely every detail of his life," Baron-Cohen said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026

Defense attorney Tom Mesereau was an expert at discrediting witnesses, subjects told the filmmakers, but certain key witnesses, like Janet Arvizo, struggled to connect with the jury on their own.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026

I scrutinized New Testament scholarship and was more impressed by the evidence supporting it than that discrediting it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025

He accused Ms Bezuhla of discrediting military leadership and said the time would come for an apology.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2024

The discrediting of witnesses can be a highly effective tactic, and Quintilian observes that it can be done against whole categories of witnesses, as well as against individuals.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith