rebuked

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Convener Edward Mountain rebuked the government over the failure to table the legislation last month.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

In the television studio, Norwegian sports legends rebuked him for upstaging his teammate who won gold.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

US State Department officials rebuked Somalia's leaders On Wednesday over reports of food aid theft and paused "all ongoing US assistance programs" to its government, according to a post to X.

From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026

The 85 researchers who rebuked the report are far from the only ones concerned about the Energy Department’s findings.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025

According to Plutarch, one of the guards on the scene rebuked her, saying angrily, “A fine deed, this, Charmion!”

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby