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Decried by critics as "immunity shields," the measures are a priority for industry groups including the Modern Ag Alliance, founded by Bayer.
From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026
It’s the end of an era: Decried by historic preservationists and independent merchants, the big chain drugstore took urban neighborhoods by storm as big-city populations rebounded in the 1990s and 2000s.
From Slate • Nov. 10, 2022
Decried by the House Un-American Activities Committee, the Federal Theater Project had its funding pulled four years after its inception.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2022
Crī′er, one who cries or proclaims, esp. an officer whose duty is to make public proclamations.—Cried down, or Decried, denounced, belittled; Cried up, extolled.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
All that keeps these very Vanes In power, to vex me—not that they do vex, Only it might vex some to hear that service Decried, the sole support that's left the King!
From Browning's England A Study in English Influences in Browning by Clarke, Helen Archibald
