criticize
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Castle said that, while he might criticize some of the government agency’s numbers or methodologies, he believes in the importance of the USDA, saying it’s “still the envy of the world in this sector.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
In a Depression-era bit set at a soup kitchen, you know he’ll be attacked for seeming to cut the line — “chat cuts” is the Davidean phrase — and that he’ll criticize the soup.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson used her concurrence to criticize Bruen and suggest that the court should eventually return to a more traditional means-end approach.
From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2026
“If it’s safe, how could you criticize it?”
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
Momma didn’t have any room to criticize a person moving too often, but it hadn’t kept her quiet the last time we packed up.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
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Yet he still believes that he’s a man of the people who should be heeded on every aspect of life, especially on how to disregard all criticism because anyone who criticizes you must be wrong.
From Slate ● Apr. 17, 2026
It sharply criticizes refined carbohydrates, suggesting that lower-carbohydrate diets may benefit people with chronic disease.
From Barron's ● Jan. 7, 2026
Mr. Hellbeck criticizes scholars such as Timothy Snyder for supposedly failing to see the “fundamental difference” between the Nazi and Soviet regimes in their treatments of the local population and especially of the Jews.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
Like the show it criticizes, it is an exercise in rubbernecking, capitalizing on the contestants’ anguish and suffering instead of offering healthy media analysis in hindsight as medicine.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2025
But I hate the way she hovers over me and criticizes my every move.
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
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Some current and former government officials have criticized the handling of the outbreak, both by the administration and Taylor Farms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
The Dodgers were widely criticized by fans for failing to speak out at the time.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney criticized the tariffs as a violation of the USMCA.
From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2026
In the last six years, Rogers said, he has done a handful of job interviews on his phone rather than his computer, and says no recruiter has ever criticized him for it.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
Fukushima criticized Chieko Nohno, Japan’s minister of justice, for the arrest and detention, and asked him to reconsider the case.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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He was really angry then that people were criticizing and judging a show that hadn’t even aired yet.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
To the naysayers criticizing SpaceX’s rich valuation, smellyfingernail had the following response: “I’m willing to bet there’s more people like me that don’t care about that.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
Vance credited Netanyahu for not personally criticizing the deal, but explicitly raised the huge amounts of military aid that the United States gives Israel, its key ally in the Middle East.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
Not long after community opposition swelled, O’Leary said he hired an international research team to investigate social-media posts criticizing his data center.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
One of Dad’s signature speeches starts out with him criticizing the phrase roll with the punches.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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