Word: besmirching
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Kesayeva entertained no hope that the authorities would accept Savelyev's findings. "They'll besmirch him, like they have been besmirching all of us for not dying along with our children," she says. Still, she believes that one day, "the Russian authorities, responsible for Beslan, will have to answer for that...
...miraculous transformations into a sheepdog seem to have no real cause. They just happen whenever the filmmakers feel the need to elicit a cheap laugh or drive the flaccid plot forward. Indeed, “The Shaggy Dog” is one of the most contrived films to besmirch the good name of American cinema...
Consequently, I was also deeply saddened at his death last week. My sadness was further compounded by my disappointment in Harvard’s response to his gift several years ago to establish a chair in Islamic Studies. That a small group was able to besmirch the name of such an extraordinary leader is just one more example of behavior that is becoming increasingly prevalent in the U.S. That The Crimson would choose to act as a passive conduit of biased information without feeling the need to uphold any standard of journalistic integrity, is also extremely disappointing...
...wish to besmirch the academic integrity of one of Harvard’s foremost minds, but we do want to know how such sloppy research could go unnoticed for close to 20 years. In fact, Abraham told The Weekly Standard that he has been aware of the plagiarism for years but never confronted Tribe. Yes, God Save This Honorable Court was meant for popular consumption—and no, it should not be judged a serious scholarly endeavor—but neither excuse reduces the gravity of Tribe’s error. When a distinguished professor attaches his name...
...will land on you like a hammer. If you do anything to besmirch this man's reputation ... we will unleash a legal torrent like you've never seen." MARK GERAGOS, attorney for Michael Jackson, who was arrested on allegations of molesting a 12-year-old boy, in a warning to the press...