criticize
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Many thought Caruso would challenge Bass for reelection this year, as he continued to publicly criticize the mayor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Billionaires like New York Knicks owner James L. Dolan reportedly use spying tech to harass people who criticize them.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
Ms. Watson does criticize the AI models now available for offering digestible but sometimes off-the-mark answers to our various small-beer queries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Cubans who once feared government reprisals now criticize the country's leaders and have taken to banging pots and pans in regular nighttime protests.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
She didn’t praise you, but she didn’t criticize you, either.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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The piece also criticizes media and academic discussions that portray Latino men and Latinas as politically opposed blocs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
The Book of Jubilees, one of the important works preserved in the Qumran library, strongly criticizes the prevailing lunar calendar.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
In another, he criticizes his young female aide’s outfit as not feminine enough and makes her change.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
Yet he still believes that he’s a man of the people who should be heeded on every aspect of life, especially on how to disregard all criticism because anyone who criticizes you must be wrong.
From Slate ● Apr. 17, 2026
The writer criticizes “today’s youth” from head to toe, though without dismissing them all as “hopeless cases.”
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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Vance said he was “disgusted”—not by the disgusting ad, but by the Republicans who criticized it and who should instead “stop whining.”
From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2026
By doing that, they avoided being criticized for a lack of preparation and having to look for names on an index card.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026
Within the LAPD, some have also criticized McDonnell for taking a detached approach to running the department and ceding control to underlings, such as Assistant Chief Dominic Choi.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
The judge made the decision after an emergency hearing in which she sharply criticized the government for failing to notify the court and the opposing side of its plans until late Friday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
Black policemen have often been severely criticized during the struggle, but many have played covert roles that have been extremely valuable.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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Environmental advocates were more cautious about criticizing the program, which they say provides critical funding to reduce pollution from ports, railyards and distribution centers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026
An artificial intelligence model developed by Anthropic submitted a fabricated tip about an unsolved homicide to Philadelphia police, authorities said Friday, criticizing the company for taking two months to report the incident.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
And if she had gotten all the lifts and tucks we expect of a TV star, we’d be criticizing her for that too.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026
Packers tight end Tucker Kraft is taking heat on social media after criticizing Green Bay fans for booing during a blowout loss to Atlanta.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
They’re on that television criticizing the greatest civil-rights leader known to man, and all he ever wanted was to bring peace to this country.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
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