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critic

[krit-ik] / ˈkrɪt ɪk /




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“This gave my inner critic quite a lot of new material,” she wrote.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

Ghana, which has been an outspoken critic of the fatal attacks, has called an African Union debate on the anti-migrant violence.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

Our critic noted that “the exhibition amasses a remarkable range of portable abstract objects.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

Slate music critic Carl Wilson argues that the singer’s new album is a middle finger to the expectations of being an “It Girl.”

From Slate Jul. 24, 2026

A critic, Ignatius Pardies, called Newton’s paper ‘a most ingenious hypothesis’, ‘an extraordinary hypothesis’ which, if true, would overturn the foundations of optics.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

But critics have bemoaned the lack of arrests over the past year.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

Many of Graham’s critics have said he made moral trade-offs to gain relevance.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

Professionals with air rifles shoot the pigeons at night in an effort to prevent droppings becoming slip hazards or causing illness, but critics say the method is inhumane.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

To critics who dismiss the project as "garage engineering" or amateurism, Terekh says she is "very proud" of their roots.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

Shocked by the toll in human life, critics have been quick to suggest policies and procedures to ensure that the catastrophes of this season won’t be repeated.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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