as in to criticize
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In a 1907 essay, the writer Ito Sakon criticized the idea of escaping the hot urban summer, instead presenting the heat as an opportunity for self-improvement.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Mar. 2025 -
Many people — including celebrity moms like Allison Kuch and fellow SYTYCD alum Witney Carson — have taken to the brand's Instagram comments section to criticize Happiest Baby.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Michael McFaul: The tragic success of global Putinism The European far right traditionally fulminated against Atlanticism, decrying the United States as the fulcrum of a global liberal order from which Europeans must de-link.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
19 Mar. 2025
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Congress responded to these findings with plenty of fulminating but no constructive solution.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2025
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Here's a look at Wednesday's news: Chief Justice John Roberts chided Trump.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA TODAY,
19 Mar. 2025
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Despite the preemptive tardiness chiding, the runway show began at 11.25.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
7 Mar. 2025
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As a new, inexpensive Chevrolet appeared in 1927 and The Dearborn Independent was sued for libeling a number of Jewish businessmen, Ford threw in the towel and apologized.—
George Pendle,
airmail.news,
15 Mar. 2025
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Wright got so big on social media even Piers Morgan invited her to libel Jay Z and Beyonce on his platform.—
Rob Marriott,
VIBE.com,
30 Dec. 2024
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Importantly, Duffy is self-aware, frequently acknowledging his fears or chastising himself for bonehead moves.—
Claude Peck,
Boston Herald,
16 Mar. 2025
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The two-term U.S. president has been highly critical of Volodymyr Zelenskyy, chastising the Ukrainian leader on social media and in a dramatic Oval Office clash.—
USA TODAY,
USA TODAY,
12 Mar. 2025
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We Americans get slandered around the world as a bunch of fat, lazy, selfish slobs.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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In his version of events, Salome doesn’t care that John (renamed Jokanaan the Prophet) slandered her mother.—
E.R. Zarevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Mar. 2025
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The bill's passage in the House on Tuesday also sparked backlash within the Republican Party as Massie refused to vote in favor of the bill, rebuking Trump's guidance.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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In a case challenging the Trump administration's effort to fire thousands of probationary employees, U.S. District Judge William Alsup rebuked the administration's actions but did not step in to stop the indiscriminate firing of employees, despite acknowledging its ongoing harm.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2025
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The controversy is intensifying, with U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts having now publicly reprimanded the president after a social media post in which Trump called for the impeachment of Chief Judge James Boasberg of the U.S. District Court for Washington, D.C. — the ...—
Andrew C. McCarthy,
National Review,
19 Mar. 2025
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At the time, the House of Representatives, with the Democrats holding the majority, voted to reprimand Wilson, who later issued an apology to Obama.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Lash (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lash%20%28out%29. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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