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diatribe

[dahy-uh-trahyb] / ˈdaɪ əˌtraɪb /


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Anyway, the part of his diatribe about congested urban areas and highbrow people is why I cited that quote, because it is an unobstructed view into his mindset.

From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2026

An Israeli bobsleigher said on Tuesday he gave no "credence whatsoever" to the "diatribe" from a Swiss television commentator who had questioned the legitimacy of him competing at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.

From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026

Altman was about to launch into a diatribe about the commercials that Anthropic, the maker of ChatGPT competitor Claude, rolled out for the Super Bowl.

From Slate ● Feb. 10, 2026

Mr. Green pins his diatribe on a Dublin City Council proposal to rename Herzog Park.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025

Her arms were folded, her lips were pursed, and she seemed to be chewing her tongue, as though biting back the furious diatribe she longed to throw at Harry.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

During the war, he baffled international negotiators with rambling diatribes on Serbian history.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

Others, such as Shawn Michaels, say there's not much difference between the two, and WWE executive Bruce Prichard says Mr McMahon's in-ring diatribes were similar to the ones he'd deliver in the board room.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2024

Her works achieve the difficult feat of synthesizing a coma-inducing dullness with piercingly shrill extended diatribes to create reverse masterpieces worthy of the most risible North Korean propaganda.

From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2024

David Gottesman, known as Sandy, an investor and early acolyte of Warren Buffett’s, was not a creature of Page Six or TV, of divorce settlements, $500 million yachts, Davos or social-media diatribes.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 2, 2024

Jacobs attended city council meetings, but only sporadically, which was a good thing, in C.P.’s view, since Jacobs’ diatribes left listeners with the impression that the man was unhinged.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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