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detractors
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His detractors, however, criticize the mayor for focusing on short-term housing for the homeless at the expense of long-term solutions, threatening to arrest homeless people, and supporting Proposition 36, which Newsom opposed, that toughened penalties against repeat drug and theft offenses.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
1 Feb. 2026 -
Of course there are still detractors, but in an era in which public cancellations abound and apologies are scrutinized for any whiff of inauthenticity, Milli Vanilli’s wrongdoings can now seem quaint.—
Christine Terrisse,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Belittlers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belittlers. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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