berate
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The president and the chairman could tacitly agree to let Trump berate Warsh while Warsh absorbs it, or Trump could move on like nothing happened.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
He added that once Arday had resigned, "What's the public interest in continuing to berate him?"
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
If you berate yourself for what you deem parenting mistakes, don’t let it eat away at you.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 2, 2025
She continues to berate him and a group of officials while the credits roll.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2025
Chase climbed up the bank, trying not to berate himself for failing to save the driver and forgetting the go bag.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
Marcello Hernández played a mostly-silent Marco Rubio who Trump berates for speaking Spanish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 18, 2026
The outspoken peer, who often berates legislation she sees as infringing civil liberties, says environmental concerns are clearly trumping public health concerns.
From BBC ● May 23, 2025
In Season 1, Deborah berates her daughter about her lack of a prenup in a very public birthday dinner speech, but then reluctantly attends her drive-thru wedding via FaceTime.
From Salon ● May 16, 2025
In one, a woman berates her husband for not voting.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2024
After Mother berates me about finding a husband every other day, I have to sleep in a wedding cake.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
Judge Subramanian berated both sides for their failure to swiftly disclose the deal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
But none of the other journalists in the Oval Office with Holmes spoke up as the president berated her.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
In a documentary capturing the band's early days, the trainees were berated for posting photos from their dorms on social media.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
Pelley accused CBS News Editor in Chief Bari Weiss of “murdering” the program and berated Bilton, a former New York Times journalist, for lacking TV news experience.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
The old man had never once berated him for Sabbath-breaking, never reminded him how often he had pointed out that pride goeth before a fall.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
"I started to feel guilty and started berating myself internally for it all."
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Porter slightly rebounded after a dip in polling in the fall after videos emerged of her berating an aide and a reporter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026
Then as now, Martin chose a polite but firm approach to Trump, who spent much of the question-and-answer session berating US allies for rebuffing his calls to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 2026
Beijing’s retaliation has included berating Tokyo at the United Nations, canceling flights to Japan and threatening a ban on imports of Japanese seafood.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 6, 2026
We round the corner, Dr. Schillinger still berating me, and then we’re through the front door of Tatarska 3.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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