reprimanded
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The committee can take a wide range of actions if it substantiates the allegations in an investigation, including recommending that a member be reprimanded, censured or removed, or referring the conduct to the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
The staff member involved has been reprimanded, and the obituary files have been moved off the studio desktop to prevent a repeat incident.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
David Stivers, was reprimanded two months before Nancy’s kidnapping for “poor judgment,” blamed for delays securing crime-scene evidence in a homicide case, personnel records from a public-records request show.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Bankruptcy stands as a way to rewrite your future, not be forever reprimanded for the mistakes of your past.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
Once, his boss reprimanded him for leaving a safe packed with top secret documents open overnight.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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