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Memorably, Ridley was seen to have slighted McQueen, by neglecting to thank him in his acceptance speech.

From The Guardian • Apr. 29, 2017

The incident that appears to have slighted the finance minister came in the midst of budget-drafting last month.

From Economist • Jan. 6, 2010

It is one of the anomalies of this campaign that Richard Nixon, with an almost Lyndonesque thirst for "consensus," seems to have slighted those other battles.

From Time Magazine Archive

If you haven't you have slighted one of the sweetest and tenderest stories ever told.

From Sermons on Biblical Characters by Chappell, Clovis G.

Thou hadst one friend, one dear and true to thee; and I have slighted, abused, driven her from me, sick and dying!

From Discipline by Brunton, Mary