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Sandra Angelloz is another producer who disdains Reblochon's "garnish" status.

From Salon • Dec. 13, 2022

Plot synopses of “Carmen” traditionally depicted a young man reduced to despair and driven to violence by the charms of a wild woman who works in a cigarette factory and disdains conventional morality.

From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2022

She makes fun of things she disdains, uplifts that which she reveres and even points out her own shortcomings, as comics are wont to do.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2022

This contrivance surely served only to highlight the absence of Ferrante herself, thus keeping the audience’s attention fixed on the figure of the missing “writer-hero” she disdains.

From Washington Post • Mar. 16, 2022

Do you see how awful it is to be in love with someone who disdains you?

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri