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as in crooning
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as in insulting
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The script swiftly navigates what could be sensitive waters, finding good-natured humor in the inflection points of Jewish and gentile relations without ever being disparaging.—
Erin Strecker,
IndieWire,
23 Dec. 2024 -
Deputies said the victim was struck with a belt more than 50 times and was choked and called several disparaging names and other obscenities.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
17 Dec. 2024
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But these are two of the nation’s leading newspapers trying to curry favor with someone who spent his first term discounting, belittling and attacking media and, as his quote Thursday shows, plans to do so again if journalists cross him.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
The Arizona Republic,
13 Dec. 2024
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To those belittling the Orlando soccer team’s championship, the NWSL is the premier women’s soccer league in the nation and their win is certainly deserving of praise.—
Ticked Off,
Orlando Sentinel,
9 Dec. 2024
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But innovation has been humming along and the new year is likely to bring a fresh round of drug approvals and launches that could push stocks higher, analysts say.—
Christina Cheddar Berk,
CNBC,
29 Dec. 2024
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The tight coverage, paired with a humming pass rush, bothered Love, who had entered the game on a hot streak.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
The Athletic,
29 Dec. 2024
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No more dragging the reindeer down from the attic, cursing as hooves knock you on the noggin, a new piece missing each year.—
Zach Przystup,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Dec. 2024
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After listing off three notable cellmates who passed through — one who howled at the moon; one who talked to the wall; and one who'd strike her own head while cursing to herself — Blanchard describes yet another who trumped them all.—
Janine Rubenstein,
People.com,
11 Dec. 2024
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Sources have told Fox News Digital that the LGBTQ activists at the event were harassing the protesters on the other side, and even disrupted a women's prayer group during a prayer circle prior to the meeting.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
4 Jan. 2025
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Two months earlier, Hawkins had been charged with harassing a woman and throwing bleach on her, but had been released without bail, the New York Daily News reports.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
2 Jan. 2025
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“Slurring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slurring. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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