detractors

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Low-cost airlines have plenty of detractors, including United Airlines’

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

"His many detractors should grant that his comments late Saturday at a White House press briefing hit the right notes of gratitude and comity," a Wall Street Journal editorial observed.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Cronenberg, who directed “Scanners,” sides with Perry’s detractors.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

The mere suggestion has split the town, pitting younger detractors against older Lenox Millionaires, who shake their heads at what they see as the community’s ignorance of its history and tradition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

The pressure had gotten to him, that’s all Gaines’s detractors could figure.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger