lecturing

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Both the Pentagon and the Vatican denied a report, published in the Free Press last week, that the meeting was tense, with Colby lecturing the cardinal on U.S. military power.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

She said she will "play it by ear" when it comes to lecturing in the coming years.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026

It’s a biography of our national ego, with Marty brashly lecturing the British head of the International Table Tennis Association that a champion from the United States would boost the sport’s global reputation.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

Another supervisor came out and tried to defuse the situation, half lecturing, half sympathizing.

From Slate • Oct. 10, 2025

But the visit also revived a desire in Galileo to return to Tuscany for the latter part of his life, preferably with a court appointment that would free him from any lecturing duties.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin