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[krit-ik] / ˈkrɪt ɪk /




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Irish President Catherine Connolly, a longtime critic of Trump who protested his previous presidential visit in 2019, met privately with the president Saturday.

From Salon Sep. 13, 2026

Prominent AI author and regular OpenAI critic Gary Marcus said on a podcast that he believes the company has lost control of its AI and is trying to excuse itself by blaming the bots.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

When it reopened in 2024, a San Francisco Chronicle wine critic noted that Signorello, founded in 1977, raised its ambitions after the fire, tapping new wine-making talent and hiking tasting fees to $175.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

It has already been called the “novel of the decade”—and it lives up to the hype, according to Slate critic Laura Miller.

From Slate Sep. 9, 2026

As Wotton interpreted Swift, it was Swift, the critic of the moderns, who was the sceptical unbeliever, while Wotton presented himself as an orthodox Protestant.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Audiences and critics alike are bored of film executives clinging to the same proven names and proven plots as tightly as worry beads.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2026

"NAZA", by Oscar-winning Israeli directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, had been tipped by some critics for the prize for best film after a record-breaking 25-minute ovation at its premiere on Thursday.

From Barron's Sep. 12, 2026

But he also had his critics: they said he focused too much on records, and on marketing his expeditions to a growing social media following.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

Selected by a special panel of filmmakers and critics, the films on this list span over 100 years of cinema and include comedies, horror flicks, dramas, documentaries, and beyond.

From Slate Sep. 11, 2026

He wrote a novel, and it was not really such a bad novel as the critics later called it, although it was a very poor novel.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway




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