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Live Nation’s lawyer, David Marriott, told the jury during closing arguments that the states had disparaged the company’s employees and taken statements out of context.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

The man said Card also mentioned bar manager Joey Walker was one of the people who Card thought had disparaged him.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 31, 2023

Half a century prior, major environmental groups had disparaged nuclear power as a “regrets” solution.

From Slate • Feb. 15, 2022

Khan complained that the Indian news media had disparaged his gesture as a stunt.

From Washington Post • Dec. 7, 2018

And now it turned out that the fools who had disparaged Robinson were right, and he, George Fielding, wrong.

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 07 — Fiction by Mee, Arthur