scathing
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This scathing judgment only covers the years from 2009 to 2018, but no one thinks the actual or alleged fraud suddenly stopped after that.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
If you relish reading a critic pan a bad movie, then you’ll love Laura Miller’s scathing review of The Whisper Man, a ridiculous new thriller starring Robert De Niro and Michael Keaton.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026
A scathing letter from two members of the family that controls Brown-Forman accuses the board of “rewarding failure.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
But there was a surprise omission for Lily Allen, whose scathing break-up album, West End Girl, was one of the biggest critical and commercial successes of the last 12 months.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
I’d have scathing in my voice; I felt it.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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