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censure

[sen-sher] / ˈsɛn ʃər /




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"If the deputies decide to table a motion of censure or no confidence, they are capable of doing so," he added.

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

Discrimination, harassment and sexual violence against women remain huge challenges, but feminism has become such a polarised term here it is often levelled as a grave charge, inviting witch-hunts online and censure offline.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Noem was the public face of that disapproval, strutting forward with arrogance in the face of public censure, a veritable clown show of ineptitude.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Fine has not appeared fearful of censure or any loss of his committee assignments.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

Still wary of censure, I further related to him my entry into Mr. Jonathan Gitney’s house and my theft of clothing.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson




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