lectured

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When Mr. Lai speaks of faith, you feel as if you’re being invited to partake in a noble mission, not lectured at, and Claire shares his gentle sincerity on the topic.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

A book club is filled with a hundred little paradoxes: They want to learn but not be lectured to.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Yet away from the mainstream, Ceirion Dewar, who is a bishop in the small, more conservative, traditionalist Confessing Anglican Church, insists he will not be "lectured to" by these clergy.

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2025

She was also officer of several technical societies and lectured on technical analysis around the world.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 17, 2025

Brer would occasionally drop a disappointed sigh or a snide comment here or there, and John Henry lectured everyone.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia