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Webb was able to take on some of Hong Kong’s most powerful constituencies and castigate regulatory authorities for letting corporate governance issues fester.

From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026

"You will be the same person that will castigate us if we acquiesce to accepting Venezuelan prisoners into Nigeria," he added.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2025

Mr. Cooper called in to “Geraldo” to argue that he was not at fault, and to castigate his son.

From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2023

We would be wise to castigate every member of that committee, in person if you attend a political or social event, for making novice lawyers on their first day in a courtroom look good.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2020

Then what ideas did Mencken hold that made a newspaper like the Commercial Appeal castigate him publicly?

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

Pécresse, who controls Paris regional transport, hopes to have all buses and trains equipped with aircon by 2032, and she castigates her Socialist predecessor for failing to see its importance.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026

He castigates bankers such as Felix Rohatyn, who in 1975 rescued the city’s finances and from the mid-1970s to the 1980s insisted on raising fares.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026

In U2’s “Crumbs From Your Table,” Bono castigates the wealthy West, especially the U.S., for its miserly and neglectful treatment of African countries long harmed by colonization.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2023

She castigates herself for not getting on a plane right away, rather than following advice she was receiving from U.S. officials to take steps as underwhelming as planning a news conference.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 11, 2022

And Knappe himself, in his despatch of March 21st, 1889, castigates the practice with much sense. 

From A Footnote to History Eight Years of Trouble in Samoa by Robert Louis Stevenson

Condemned by UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham, castigated by fans of the game he professes to want to protect.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

Charge sheets grew into lengthy, moralizing denunciations that castigated officials for failing to stay committed to the party.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

His 24-page ruling also castigated both Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and government lawyers for submitting “evasive and demonstrably false” claims to the court under oath.

From Slate ● Dec. 20, 2025

England were widely castigated after the first Test ended inside two days, with former players slamming the so-called "Bazball" tactics which saw a number of batsmen throw their wickets away with rash shots.

From Barron's ● Dec. 3, 2025

He hated the idea of the black inferiority complex and castigated what he called the worship and idolization of the West and their ideas.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Even when the motive isn’t noble, though, there’s no more use castigating young social media influencers in 2024 than there has been in the past century of aspiring film and TV stars.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2024

On the left, meanwhile, publicly castigating the big asset managers on ESG, including calling for senior executives to resign, risks creating a bunker mentality that could lead the firms to disengage from the broader debate.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 20, 2023

There were similar scenes from West Ham's players at Southampton, castigating Peter Bankes for not ruling out Saints' opener, while Hammers boss David Moyes said the VAR needed "to go to Specsavers".

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2022

Bing Lin, a third-year Ph.D. student under Dr. David Wilcove in the Program in Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy at Princeton University, urged against castigating all wet markets.

From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2022

He’s visibly upset, rushing around to get the new reel, castigating himself and apologizing.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak