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Robinson filed his cross-complaint with his wife Frances against the Jane Does and their legal representatives, accusing them of slander, intentional infliction of emotional distress and financial elder abuse.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
28 May 2025 -
That same year, in August 2015, Eriksen filed a slander lawsuit against Ikner's father and stepmother, Jessica Ikner, a deputy at the Leon County Sheriff's Office.—
Audrey Conklin,
FOXNews.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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That’s when his ugly-American calumny turned to blather.—
Armond White,
National Review,
28 May 2025
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That brings us to the other calumnies Vance and Trump have directed at the Haitians in Springfield.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Sep. 2024
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The still Shari Redstone-run Paramount Global announced the settlement figure as $16 million, the same amount that Disney reached in December to resolve a Trump defamation lawsuit against ABC News and George Stephanopoulos.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
3 July 2025
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Per the terms of the agreement, the $16 million will be allocated to Trump’s future presidential library, an arrangement that echoes ABC News’ December 2024 settlement of a similar defamation charge.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
2 July 2025
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After The New York Times ran an investigative story looking into Lively's claims, Baldoni filed a $250 million lawsuit against the outlet, alleging libel, which The New York Times denied.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
10 June 2025
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On New Year’s Eve, Lively formally sued Baldoni, who simultaneously filed a $250 million libel lawsuit against the Times.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
7 May 2025
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China’s vilification of Lai echoes Beijing’s denunciations, roughly two decades ago, of Chen Shui-bian, then president of Taiwan.—
Bonny Lin,
Foreign Affairs,
15 May 2025
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But some say the vilification of developers is misplaced.—
Jack Flemming,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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Any aspersions for the prevalence of fake Louis Vuitton should be cast on Canal Street in New York, not in France.—
Marcus Thompson II,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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Even as China’s coercive capabilities and threatening behavior have rightly focused U.S. attention on the risks to American interests, the absence of clear metrics for success leaves the door open for partisan aspersions of the Biden administration’s approach.—
Jessica Chen Weiss,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Sep. 2024
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The main detraction with these was a less comfortable fit.—
Maggie Slepian,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Feb. 2025
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The main detraction with these was a less comfortable fit.—
Maggie Slepian,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Backbiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backbiting. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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