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reproach

[ri-prohch] / rɪˈproʊtʃ /




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Ocean Vuong’s magnificent and melancholy second novel, “The Emperor of Gladness,” is both ode and reproach.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2025

Governor Robert Orr, R-Ind., was disciplined and kind and his ethics were beyond reproach.

From Salon • Sep. 23, 2024

But former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani said the judge's reproach was a worrying sign for Mr Trump's team.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2024

“In fact, following our efforts, our state-of-the-art compliance program has been repeatedly acknowledged as impressive and above reproach by outside parties.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2024

Briony could not see her mouth, but she knew its downward curve, easily mistaken for the sign—the hieroglyph—of reproach.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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