hectoring
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Readers may at times feel overwhelmed by Mr. Hoffman’s research, including pages of statistics and a tone that can at times be didactic or hectoring due to the urgency of his environmental case.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Greene took a kitchen-sink approach to her hectoring.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2024
At David Geffen Hall on Wednesday, Gianandrea Noseda led the Philharmonic in a performance of the Fourth that sidestepped its intriguing, hectoring mystery and embraced the more conventional aspects of its Romanticism.
From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2024
Biden will bring up concerns about press freedoms, religious freedoms and other issues in a respectful way without "hectoring, lecturing or scolding," one U.S. official who briefed reporters said.
From Reuters ● Jun. 22, 2023
Saturday morning, as we discussed what to do about Namba and Weathers and whether to descend, Neal Beidleman was mustering Fischer’s team from their tents and hectoring them to start down from the Col.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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