berated
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The state council report said Regan often berated Pugh when she worked at SEIU.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Epstein berated Molchanova for not asking for a front-desk job.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 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, external, the trainees were berated for posting photos from their dorms on social media.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
Each of them berated you because they feared you and envied you.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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