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Derided early on by the British rock press, Depeche Mode made converts in America, particularly in Southern California, where the band’s champions included Blade, then an influential D.J. at KROQ-FM.

From New York Times • Mar. 19, 2023

Derided and hailed in equal measures, he’s now presiding over a case with far-reaching consequences.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2023

Derided by some fans in this swing-for-the-fences era, the style worked for the Guardians and helped them stage late-inning comebacks that became routine.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 19, 2022

Derided by such foes as the “president of the rich,” Mr. Macron has an undeniably aloof and technocratic manner.

From Washington Post • Apr. 11, 2022

Our victors, with their battle arms, Derided, jeered, and scorned our tears; Required mirth, diversion's charms, To thus allay their guilty fears.

From The Mountain Spring and Other Poems by Glass, Nannie R.