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The solicitor added: "The families have now been vindicated but only after years of being denigrated and dismissed by the health board."

From BBC Jan. 18, 2026

Caesar denigrated situation comedies as soap operas with laughs added.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 14, 2025

Kennedy, who has denigrated vaccines over the years, did not elaborate on the rationale for altering the recommendation for pregnant women in the 58-second video.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2025

The very traditional rap song takes the listener through a list of people who have wronged and denigrated the rapper's name.

From Salon Dec. 28, 2024

“She traded me in for a better man,” he would say to Mammachi, and she would flinch as though he had denigrated her instead of himself.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy