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Indigenous tribes whose ancestral home includes Nevada’s high desert have derided “City,” which now includes a land acknowledgment on its website.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 15, 2026

Since as early as the 19th century, critics have derided people who choose not to eat meat as "odd" or even "half-crazed."

From Salon Jul. 15, 2024

Rival parties, however, have derided the A.N.C. as corrupt and have vowed never to form an alliance with it.

From New York Times Jun. 2, 2024

Antitrust advocates welcomed the actions from both the FTC and Europe on deals that some have derided as quasi-mergers.

From Seattle Times Jan. 25, 2024

Very recently I would have derided such talents.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood