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criticize

[krit-uh-sahyz] / ˈkrɪt əˌsaɪz /




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Some will criticize the proposal as shifting premium increases onto enrollees.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

The British-born Republican has also declined to criticize the president on issues including immigration enforcement or the Iran war.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

Trump admitted it was rare for the US president, who heads the executive branch of the US government, to criticize the Supreme Court, which heads the judicial branch.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

Billionaires like New York Knicks owner James L. Dolan reportedly use spying tech to harass people who criticize them.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

“You remind me of my mother—criticize, criticize, criticize.”

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls

The piece also criticizes media and academic discussions that portray Latino men and Latinas as politically opposed blocs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

The Book of Jubilees, one of the important works preserved in the Qumran library, strongly criticizes the prevailing lunar calendar.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

What’s absolutely fascinating, and totally on-brand, is how Marsh contradicts, criticizes and updates himself between the various books.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

He then criticizes the $50 billion price tag on the federal scholarship tax credit for education.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026

Then my daughter criticizes me as if I were not there.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan

Many economists criticized Warsh for not saying more about his thoughts on the road ahead.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

At 592 pages, this book could easily feel like a smug kiss-off to all those — present company included — who have criticized Schoenbrun’s reluctance to pare down their concepts into less dense works.

From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026

Patient-safety and pharmaceutical industry groups criticized the agency for allowing peptides with limited data on the market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, whose SpaceX owns rival AI developer xAI, criticized Anthropic’s approach.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

Perhaps it is why nobody criticized her for not attending the first- and second-year memorial Masses, for not cutting her hair.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Her year as president on the area council proved contentious, prompting several former colleagues to issue a statement Saturday criticizing her congressional bid.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

By criticizing forward guidance, Mr. Warsh sometimes sounds as if he wants a return to the bad old days.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

An artificial intelligence model developed by Anthropic submitted a fabricated tip about an unsolved homicide to Philadelphia police, authorities said Friday, criticizing the company for taking two months to report the incident.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

And if she had gotten all the lifts and tucks we expect of a TV star, we’d be criticizing her for that too.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026

“Patria Mercedes, you should be the first one to know . . .” We kept our sentences incomplete whenever we were criticizing the government inside the house.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez


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