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When she shows this commercial of urban and suburban yuppies to these people, she will learn new dimensions of the word condescending.
Voters in Clinton Ad Strike at Obama - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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My republican friend is right .. liberals * can* be kind of condescending.
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That's something they might want to point out, because instead it comes across as thinking the viewers won't get it without a "gateway" character, and that's kind of condescending.
Rooting the Doctor 2 2009
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But in general you seem your writing in this story just came of as kind of condescending.
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Still, I saw enough to laugh out loud at Clinton's latest spin doctor's attempt to paint Obama's spot-on comments about voter anger as somehow "condescending."
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Congressman Rohrabacher calls the president's speech Monday "condescending."
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I'm sorry, but when you're not * returning calls* about * large sums of money* that * you owe people*, you pretty much void all right to call other people "condescending." arrrrr. see, this is simply not what my mood needs.
robotsarered Diary Entry robotsarered 2004
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Mr. Reinfeldt, responding to statements by Mr. Assange's defense team earlier this week that suggested Sweden's justice system was flawed, had told reporters the argument was "condescending."
NYT > Global Home By RAVI SOMAIYA 2011
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Mr. Reinfeldt, responding to statements by Mr. Assange's defense team earlier this week that suggested Sweden's justice system was flawed, had told reporters the argument was "condescending."
NYT > Home Page By RAVI SOMAIYA 2011
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Mr. Reinfeldt, responding to statements by Mr. Assange's defense team earlier this week that suggested Sweden's justice system was flawed, had told reporters the argument was "condescending."
NYT > Home Page By RAVI SOMAIYA 2011
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