vilify
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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
"Instead of providing clarity or striking a conciliatory tone, we think labelling a multi-faceted problem as hateful extremism may instead vilify the wrong people and risk yet more division," they said.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2024
The movie's intent to vilify the bookstore was a no-go for Barnes & Noble so the Fox Books seen in the movie was filmed in the now-closed 7th Avenue Barney’s department store.
From Salon • Dec. 25, 2023
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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