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In 2015, she was suspended for a week after a video surfaced of her yelling at and belittling a towing company employee.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Playing jokes and pranks, it needs to be amusing and not belittling, obviously.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Another, in the UK, says she finds it "belittling" when people assume an unhappy mum must be suffering from postnatal depression.

From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026

Dr. Chernin acknowledged how stressful those conversations can be, sometimes deteriorating into finger-pointing, belittling or stonewalling.

From New York Times ● May 17, 2024

I think it might embarrass Stuart to hear mice mentioned in such a belittling manner.”

From "Stuart Little" by E.B. White


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