panned

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The introduction of the car, co-designed by former Apple design guru Jony Ive, got widely panned on social media and drew unfavorable comparisons to Nissan’s Leaf, which has a list price around $30,000.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

Critics panned it as tone deaf and uncreative, and it was cancelled after two seasons.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Kylian Mbappe's Real Madrid career has, until now, not panned out the way many expected.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Prospectors panned for gold throughout Northern and Central California.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

A reporter stood directly in front of the gate in the chain-link fence, speaking rapidly into his microphone as the cameraperson panned around him.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro