chide
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He suggested it had material useful to Iran’s war effort and seemed to chide China’s leader, Xi Jinping.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
Human beings as a whole do not employ the same ethics a responsible newspaper does — though today many of us chide the press solely when the news is unfavorable to our own personal prejudices.
From Salon • Feb. 6, 2026
It’s time to identify trends, recognize teams that greatly improved and chide those who stood pat or took a step backward.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2025
But it’s clear that we’re in a new frontier of public behavior… and that it might be more difficult—and more dangerous—to chide our neighbors.
From Slate • Aug. 22, 2023
“Oh, yes! Every bit of it himself, and neglecting the land sometimes to do it, so that Sivaji had often to chide him, although he is a good man for a Zemindari agent.”
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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