rebuke

“Some subsequent accounts have characterized it as a condemnation, rebuke or repudiation of the symposium. A careful read of my statement will fail to find any of those words,” he wrote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

Beijing issued a relatively mild rebuke to the statement Wednesday, saying the G-20 should act in an impartial way based on consensus.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 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

Thomas knew the rebuke should’ve stung, but his mind was too preoccupied.

From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner

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

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

The moves were unpopular in the clubhouse, drawing angry rebukes from Red Sox players.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 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

So judges keep ordering ICE to release detainees—orders the agency has repeatedly flouted, prompting scathing judicial rebukes around the country.

From Slate ● Feb. 10, 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

At one point Tuesday, Lyons was rebuked when discussing the couple’s finances.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

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

However many sporting governing bodies have publicly rebuked athletes for choosing to compete in the games and some sporting governing bodies have banned athletes for taking part.

From BBC ● May 25, 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

Now, Mary’s presence at the laboratory built on plantation land rebuked the shortsighted intolerance of her fellow Virginian.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

Misty Copeland, the trailblazing ballet star formerly of the American Ballet Theatre, has joined the chorus of fine arts personalities rebuking Timothée Chalamet for his dismissive comments about ballet and opera.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 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