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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 the pop singer said she did not send a security guard to berate them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026

Within DHS, Noem and Lewandowski frequently berate senior level staff, give polygraph tests to employees they don’t trust and have fired employees—in one incident, Lewandowski fired a U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026

If you berate yourself for what you deem parenting mistakes, don’t let it eat away at you.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 2, 2025

As I made my desolate way back to the stairs, my wise self took the opportunity to berate me.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

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

Later, as PJ surveys the damage to his toes from his too-small sneakers, he berates his feet with the same phrase.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 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

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

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

In a documentary capturing the band's early days, external, 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

He didn’t know what possessed Aunt Hila to think that he’d eat while being berated for being too much like his father.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

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

Then she went over to the couch and woke him up and started berating him for nearly burning the house down.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah