censure
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Noem was the public face of that disapproval, strutting forward with arrogance in the face of public censure, a veritable clown show of ineptitude.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026
Fine has not appeared fearful of censure or any loss of his committee assignments.
From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026
Meanwhile, Hegseth announced he would open retirement-grade determination proceedings against Kelly and issue a formal letter of censure.
From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026
"We will not censure the government," party leader Olivier Faure told radio broadcaster France Inter.
From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026
Pomp spake angrily of the circumstances; and Slant, once he saw that others would speak with the voice of censure, joined his voice to Pomp’s.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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