Example Sentences
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The lawyer said the arrests happened now to prevent the brothers from having their day in court in an upcoming civil case they filed against a woman they claim defamed them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
"Today's Supreme Court decision affirms once and for all the jury's unanimous verdict that President Donald J. Trump sexually assaulted and defamed E. Jean Carroll," said Carroll's attorney Roberta Kaplan.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
“Instead of actually listening to us and providing evidence of studies or environmental impact statements, we just get called names and bullied and defamed on national television.”
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026
The president claimed the newspaper defamed him in a 17 July report that said Trump's name was in a "birthday book" given to Epstein in 2003.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026
Those who were manifest heretics, or specially defamed, or convicted by legal proof must take their chance.
From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II by Lea, Henry Charles
