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His ill-fated attempt to unmask a whistleblower he thought was smearing an old colleague, was seen by some – but not all – as evidence of fierce loyalty to his own troops.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2025

At the time, China's then foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said Mr Wray was "smearing China" and had a "Cold War mentality".

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2023

He denied it and sued her, saying she was smearing him with fabrications to try to get out of her record deal.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2020

Nicholas Smith, a defense attorney for Young, said in court last month that the government was smearing his client in a way that defied “common sense.”

From Washington Post • Nov. 28, 2017

He was smearing the oozing resin on the gourd.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry