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

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

But we were stunned to hear her berate an audience member in the front of the stalls who had been texting throughout the final, most moving scene.

From BBC ● Jun. 1, 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

Cathy was with Damien all weekend, and when I saw' her last night, I didn’t give her a chance to berate me.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

Marcello Hernández played a mostly-silent Marco Rubio who Trump berates for speaking Spanish.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 18, 2026

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

Before you think I’m that neighbor, one who complains about the kid’s basketball rolling into my flower bed, or who berates people for leaving their trash bin out past trash day, I’m not.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 23, 2023

She argues with Abuela’s neighbors, picks fights with waiters, berates the man who sells ice cones on the beach.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

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

He berated city leaders for not doing enough to get unhoused people off the streets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has openly berated reporters during Pentagon briefings for using headlines the administration dislikes.

From Salon ● Mar. 17, 2026

“His Highness wishes to entertain a more decorous final image of you than being held over a rock and berated by some parcel of insanity.”

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

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

Despite Egadze scoring only 154.79 for the free skate - 27 points lower than his season best - there was no berating.

From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2026

Since Takaichi’s remark on Taiwan in November, Beijing’s retaliation has included berating Tokyo at the United Nations, canceling flights to Japan and tightening export controls on goods with potential military uses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026

Ahead, in front and to the left of us, is a man berating a mule.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes