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condemned

[kuhn-demd] / kənˈdɛmd /
ADJECTIVE
sentenced to punishment
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The strike in Karaj and Trump's comments were also condemned by hardline, pro-establishment Iranians on social media.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Human rights campaigners have condemned the policy, with some questioning its legality.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

“I lived in one of those houses that were condemned for the Santa Monica freeway,” he recalled of his last year of college.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The Trevor Project, a crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ+ young people, condemned the ruling.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

The neighborhood is gray and dingy and littered with trash, but all the row homes are occupied and therefore not condemned, so our blocks look pretty healthy compared to most around here.

From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick