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Sabalenka is always vocal on court and has been known to berate herself and roll her eyes ironically when missing points, even in her most dominant of victories.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

He added that once Arday had resigned, "What's the public interest in continuing to berate him?"

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

Noem and Lewandowski frequently berate senior-level staff within DHS and give polygraph tests to employees they don’t trust.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026

When Demitra got on stage and her material did not receive a reaction from the audience, she started to berate the crowd with insults, according to Montoya.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2026

Was it Mother come to berate me, or Harry come to rescue me?

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

We also see a previously unaired video of Stewart, recorded at home a few weeks before her sentencing in 2004, in which she berates an employee for using the wrong knife to slice oranges.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2024

In one, a woman berates her husband for not voting.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2024

Watch the moment an 'ultra' Darmstadt fan berates the players on the pitch after their 6-0 home Bundesliga defeat by Augsburg.

From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2024

I have a co-worker whom I adore, but every holiday she berates me for not getting in the spirit: not wearing a Halloween costume, etc.

From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2023

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

The state council report said Regan often berated Pugh when she worked at SEIU.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 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

That was a change from some earlier, infamous Tesla earnings calls when he lost his temper and even berated “boring, bonehead” questions about the meat and potatoes of that company’s business.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

Brittin has faced scrutiny in the past, particularly over Google's tax affairs in 2016 when he was berated by members of the Public Accounts Committee.

From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2026

He left his pleasure palace and publicly berated Atawallpa at the front.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

"I started to feel guilty and started berating myself internally for it all."

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

She claims in her suit that Reid retaliated against her after she spurned his advances, berating her in front of staff after she brought in a young Kanye West for a label audition.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 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

There is romance, drama, pathos and the verbal berating of hotel staff and music video directors.

From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2025

He was his own sarcophagus, a bold and infallible diplomat who was always berating himself disgustedly for all the chances he had missed and kicking himself regretfully for all the errors he had made.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller