criticized

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Criticized by Yankee pacifists for resorting to violence, Clay replied, “how then can you ask me to go unarmed and yet manfully vindicate those doctrines which every where have been denounced with death?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

Criticized by scientists, the nationwide ban ignores vast differences in weather patterns, topography, and local expertise.

From Slate • Jul. 27, 2022

When the news site The City reported earlier this month that her appointment was imminent, its headline was: “Laurie Cumbo, Adams Supporter Criticized for Cultural Insensitivity, Set to Lead Cultural Affairs Agency.”

From New York Times • Mar. 25, 2022

Criticized for waiting too long to insert substitutes on Sunday against Canada, U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter injected Robinson, Lletget and Aaronson to start the second half for John Brooks, George Bello and Josh Sargent.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 8, 2021

Criticized as it has been for its puns and quibbles and its occasional caricatures, it contains rare descriptions and very vivid stories of the important ecclesiastical eras in England.

From English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction by Coppee, Henry