vilify
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That led Judge Perry to retort: “You are significantly undercutting your mea culpa here by standing behind the charges and continuing to vilify these particular defendants.”
From Slate • May 22, 2026
That the response to “West End Girl” was to immediately vilify Harbour and equate his purported sins to fireable offenses is troubling, but not surprising.
From Salon • Oct. 29, 2025
Despite testing positive, another reader scolded, I “continue to vilify vaccine skeptics generally, and … Kennedy specifically. Truly fascinating.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2025
“Ricky Cobb was a productive citizen of this community, and we will not let you vilify him,” family attorney Bakari Sellers said at a news conference.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2024
Ser Barristan did not like this Gerris Drinkwater, nor would he allow him to vilify Daenerys.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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