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harangue

[huh-rang] / həˈræŋ /




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Rohit reached his century in 84 balls and continued to harangue the England attack, pummelling the opposition with his trademark powerful pull shot.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

“We will not allow Red Rose Rescue to harass and harangue New Yorkers with their outrageous militant tactics.”

From Washington Times ● Jun. 8, 2023

In an April 21 court filing, McDonald's lawyers said mediation to settle Allen's $10 billion lawsuit has been unsuccessful, and accused Allen of trying to "harass and harangue McDonald's into an unmerited resolution."

From Reuters ● May 8, 2023

I enthusiastically convey it to the actors in a long, hard-to-understand harangue.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2023

Interrupting her harangue, I asserted that the simplest form for any regular polymeric molecule was a helix.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

He harangues referees and reporters and doesn’t hold back when communicating with his players.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

You might remember Ahmadinejad, Iran’s hard-line former president, for the anti-American harangues he delivered at the U.N. while not wearing a tie.

From Slate ● May 23, 2026

Stephen Adly Guirgis, a New York playwright who specializes in urban pressure-cooker dramas, has a gift for writing subway strap-hanger harangues.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026

Prigozhin somewhat toned down his harangues against the military leadership after that, but remained defiant.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 27, 2023

These threatening harangues managed to delay matters, but the Deep South lacked the votes.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

Brecht’s furiously unsentimental farces got him harangued — first by the Nazis, then by the House Un-American Activities Committee.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

When harangued by CNBC’s Joe Kernan to “reject” the winners, Jeffries replied, “Donald Trump is the president right now. Are you kidding me?”

From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026

“All true patriots must wake to the cry of danger,” he harangued.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026

That was not the case in the stands as a significant part of the crowd harangued their own team, in response to a wild week at the club.

From Barron's ● Jan. 17, 2026

Instead of giving gruff, terse commands, he harangued Tree-ear at every opportunity.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park

For all the justified haranguing of Pentagon weapons buying, the U.S. can still move fast when it wants to.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026

Once “surfboard guy” finished haranguing Vance, I asked him about the more than $20,000 in unpaid debt he owed to his campaign manager.

From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2024

But Ackman “can’t believe this is happening” and is posting nonstop about his attempts to intimidate the publication by haranguing its parent company.

From Slate ● Jan. 10, 2024

He was hand-picked to star in the Broadway musical revue “Eubie!” and urged producers to give his brother an audition, while also haranguing his brother to get to New York.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2024

Melissa and others on my team became my enforcers anytime an image of one of the girls surfaced on a gossip site, making haranguing phone calls to get it taken down.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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