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Ritter has disciplined Menapace after the lawmaker acted rudely or abusively to a committee clerk.
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In another famous tale, Hoja arrives at a feast wearing old and ragged clothes and is treated rudely.
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Hazel swung the lamp in her hand and looked contemptuously at Ginny, surrounded by the naturalists and the teachers, who whispered encouragement.
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Men sneered contemptuously at them, while teenagers used their names as insults.
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Residents were treated carelessly, disrespectfully, insensitively.
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Not to mention a sense of entitlement that one's own culture is superior and treating others disrespectfully, even in their own homes – sometimes literally.
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The camera then switches from the chaos of the puppy, to the kitten—who is sitting in a relaxed position, blinking slowly, and staring almost disdainfully at the wriggling puppy.
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Bella, in her podcast conversation with Trinny Woodall, recalled that once, at a village post office, a shop assistant disdainfully called her a hippie.
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As if the question arose, thought Leonora scornfully.
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The floor was covered with water, and the guard was thoughtlessly dropping files into it.
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There is a deep care and respect in every choice made, and no change is made lightly, no cut is made thoughtlessly.
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Last month, 60 Minutes lost its DNA when our entire senior leadership and two of our best on-air correspondents were cruelly fired without cause.
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Their 2-0 home win over Fulham came after Josh King was cruelly denied his first Premier League goal by an incorrect VAR intervention, with Rodrigo Muniz penalised for standing on Chalobah’s foot.
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“Discourteously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discourteously. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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