as in smeared
to make untrue and harmful statements about
a candidate who believes that it is possible to win an election without maligning anyone
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Rarely do these routinely maligned Congressional reports have as much impact as The Commission to Assess United States National Security Space Management and Organization report did, and this one hit the bullseye.
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Charles Beames, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Charles Beames, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Maligned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maligned. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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