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critique

[kri-teek] / krɪˈtik /


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He is allergic to the presumption that anyone, including the Fed, can fine-tune the economy, and invoked the Lucas critique at one of his first news conferences.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

His only critique is that CTA lobbying in Sacramento should be better connected to ground-level demands, a goal that CTA leadership has been working toward, he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

Merciless in his critique of “sick” bourgeois Europe, Herzen is toughest on his fellow Russians.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Reflecting on the Commons debate, the Daily Express summarises Badenoch's critique of Burnham's "nationalisation drive".

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

“I don’t remember inviting your critique of my plan.”

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth

Blow, who has not responded to these critiques publicly, tells me he instead decided to "sit down and focus on the games".

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Gaulier snorted, a rare sign of approval from the exacting clown instructor, who was known for his blunt critiques and caustic insults.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

The pandemic response was far from perfect, and there are tons of legitimate critiques.

From Slate ● Jul. 29, 2026

Even if you did not like the political observations of some of those magazines, essays, critiques, poetry or whatever was in ther, these are feelings from the people, and they’re protected under the First Amendment.

From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026

Activist critiques like those from Denny and Deloria have had relatively little impact on mainstream archaeologists and anthropologists.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Amodei has critiqued the AI industry’s safety, size and even Anthropic’s own models.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026

Legg's paper critiqued research published by Microsoft in 2025.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026

Bombastic and full of braggadocio, Pratt critiqued what he saw as Bass’ failure to prepare for and respond to the wildfires.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

Once a Peer Review article is provisionally accepted, the authors of the critiqued paper will be notified and invited to respond.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026

Officers critiqued the permissiveness they perceived in each other more than any other quality.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

Roberts’ opinion for the court, despite being well-written and legally correct, resists critiquing the original order with the forcefulness this issue deserves.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

He was flanked by two classic Stormtroopers, who had different dialogue in each showing — one time critiquing Black Spire Outpost and later talking of a run-in with a Jedi.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026

Born in Shanghai, the 40-year-old cartoonist has lived in Australia since 2009 and earned a reputation for artworks critiquing Beijing and Xi.

From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2026

Securities filings show shareholder letters critiquing the termination fee from Zazove Associates and from Alejandro Malbran’s investment firm, Brancous, which owns about 1% of Braemar stock.

From Barron's ● Apr. 9, 2026

And, of course, she kept her head down throughout it all, doing enough to keep Brullo from critiquing her, but not enough to make him praise her the way he did Cain.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas


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