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rebuke

[ri-byook] / rɪˈbjuk /




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But it serves as an unwitting rebuke to Chávez’s ultimate place in L.A. — a speck in a rich tapestry that was around before him and will exist long after.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

Messi’s hat trick was a noisy rebuke to the skeptics who worry he’s lost a step, who think his sunny coda with the MLS’s Inter Miami is akin to a sun-tanned semiretirement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

He called upon people to love their enemies, not rebuke them or disparage their existence.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

Rama himself has published what appears to be a public rebuke to former Greek Prime Minister Aleksis Tsipras.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

He offered his hand, but not a word of rebuke.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord




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