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Joe Biden and Donald Trump — who plainly detest each other — wouldn’t deign to shake hands.
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Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
Then, when the Sun finally deigns to shine on your sign, your own ruler Venus leaves you for Scorpio.
—Jennifer Culp, Them, 13 Sep. 2024
Even though Democratic lawmakers had been instrumental in its passage, López Obrador did not deign to meet them.
—Arturo Sarukhan, Foreign Affairs, 18 Feb. 2022
According to a Variety report published in November 2023, the upcoming film has been plagued by script changes and a lack of creative direction, with one version of the film deigning to morph into a narrative that sidelines its main draw, the double Oscar-winner Mahershala Ali.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2024
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Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
Then, when the Sun finally deigns to shine on your sign, your own ruler Venus leaves you for Scorpio.
—Jennifer Culp, Them, 13 Sep. 2024
Even though Democratic lawmakers had been instrumental in its passage, López Obrador did not deign to meet them.
—Arturo Sarukhan, Foreign Affairs, 18 Feb. 2022
According to a Variety report published in November 2023, the upcoming film has been plagued by script changes and a lack of creative direction, with one version of the film deigning to morph into a narrative that sidelines its main draw, the double Oscar-winner Mahershala Ali.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2024
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“Deign.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deign. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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