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“Guests not dressed for the occasion will be asked to make adjustments before entry,” we are sternly admonished.

The federal department has argued that it has discretion to withhold funding and admonished the district for taking the agency to court.

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After some staffers complained, Dokoupil was admonished by CBS News leadership on an editorial call that the Free Press posted online.

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“We’re under invasion from within,” the president admonished generals and admirals gathered in the auditorium.

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Although Yaba also laments that no one excelling in his stage of the game, he also admonishes his pal, “You shouldn’t use this world for your own pleasure.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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