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Yonathan Arfi, president of the Representative Council of French Jewish Institutions, said the messages, if really sent by Bardella, would represent “a stinging rebuke of the National Rally’s de-demonization strategy.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

“Because of this purposeful inaccuracy, she will be reported to the FCC for rebuke or punishment.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

The menu, embracing its red-hued simplicity, almost reads as a rebuke to its competitors.

From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026

That visit sparked fury in China and South Korea and even a rare rebuke from close ally the United States.

From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026

My cousin stiffened under the sheriff’s questions and rebuke and could only say, “Sorry, Sheriff Charles.”

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia

But such sharp rebukes may well suggest the former first minister's standing in the party has shrunk.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

But the internal rebukes were particularly cutting—and posed the greatest risk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

Public rebukes followed Hegseth’s decision last month to effectively fire Gen. Chris Donahue, a respected four-star commander who came up the ranks through the special forces.

From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026

No similar rebukes against Daines are expected in the Senate.

From Slate ● Mar. 7, 2026

I sat thinking of the dread possibility of having to leave all this, of being expelled; imagining the return home and the rebukes of my parents.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

They will also be the first under new Federal Reserve boss Kevin Warsh after he last month replaced Jerome Powell, who was constantly rebuked by Trump for not cutting interest rates enough.

From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026

Some sporting governing bodies have publicly rebuked athletes for choosing to compete in the games.

From BBC ● May 23, 2026

Heath and his siblings were rebuked by their neighbors, Heath said, to the point that his brother, Phil, told the township attorney he was thinking about resigning as supervisor.

From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2026

French President Jacques Chirac, a strong opponent of the effort in Iraq, rebuked them for having “missed a great opportunity to shut up.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026

I wept to recall how he spurned me and abused my love, and I rebuked myself for trusting him.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

The cynical maneuver so disgusted Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, a maverick Democrat from rural Washington state, that she defied party leaders and introduced a resolution rebuking Garcia.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026

Starmer, who for a year has assiduously courted the president and held off publicly rebuking him, has now changed course.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026

At its peak, there were over 6,000 Shakers, joining Ann in rebuking the gruesome, incalculable evils of war and preaching moral generosity.

From Salon ● Dec. 27, 2025

His stand-up routine included jokes about dating, autism and Tourette’s, and he got extra laughs after rebuking head judge Simon Cowell.

From BBC ● May 25, 2024

“You are much better; anyone can see that,” she says, rebuking me lightly.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein