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[kuhn-dem] / kənˈdɛm /


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Saplings were then donated to community groups and charities around the country, with art projects launched to highlight nature's importance and condemn the illegal felling.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

United States, to condemn the Tenure of Office Act and strike down a Reconstruction-era regulation of the presidency.

From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2026

“Andrew and Channel 5 strongly condemn memecoins and want nothing to do with them.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026

The United States and several other countries frequently condemn what they say is state-backed Chinese hacking activity of governments, militaries and businesses.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

If the priest, who had for so long been unwilling to condemn the Trementinas’ doings, had taken a stand then surely that would lend courage to the villagers.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya

On Saturday, China's foreign ministry said the nation "strongly condemns" Takaichi's offering and ministers' visit to the shrine.

From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026

Hamawy has said he condemns Abdel-Rahman’s violent rhetoric and actions and that he had no contact with the cleric after his arrest.

From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026

Weeks before the elections, Meloni released videos in multiple languages saying the Italian right “unambiguously” condemns the fascist regime’s suppression of democracy and antisemitic policies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026

"The Scottish FA condemns in the strongest possible terms attempts to compromise the safety of match officials," said the SFA, which organises refereeing in the SPFL.

From BBC ● May 15, 2026

Kat condemns it, because, he says, a man has to reckon with the possibility of an abdominal wound, and that is more dangerous on a full stomach than on an empty one.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

Macron said earlier this week that he understood the anxieties and anger driving young people to protest but he condemned the violence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

But Seoul condemned it as a breach of trust.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

The Ukrainian embassy in Poland also condemned the attack.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

The Committee to Protect Journalists, the Radio Television Digital News Association and even Acosta’s peers at The Daily Caller – a right-leaning news outlet – condemned the White House ban.

From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026

Tecumseh promptly condemned the treaty and those who signed it without the approval of the peoples they represented.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

Ronika’s resentment toward Blair, who has avoided condemning Haywood in public, seethes monotonously until her own backstory is finally unearthed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

El-Sayed’s campaign had already released a video condemning and memorializing 9/11 that morning.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

He spent much of his tenure condemning houses that had passed by inheritance to heirs in distant cities, successful people who couldn’t be bothered with them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

"This is not acceptable," Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson said, condemning gun violence in the community.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

Given that this book relies in part on hindsight, many historians will feel justified in condemning it as an example of Whig history.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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