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detractor
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Geller, a former Democratic state lawmaker and county party chair, said that state policies on school choice and federal action spurring deportations could be detractors.—
Austin Horn,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026 -
The decision was preceded by several decades of fervent debate and disagreement among practitioners; detractors argued that adding the disorder was reckless, if not mercenary.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
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“Scoffer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scoffer. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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