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condemnation

[kon-dem-nay-shuhn, -duhm-] / ˌkɒn dɛmˈneɪ ʃən, -dəm- /


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He drew condemnation for repeatedly minimizing the Holocaust and was expelled from the party by his daughter in 2015 for his views.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

The deaths of the trio sparked an outpouring of grief and condemnation in Australia and the United States.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

It is not exactly typical for a British party conference, let alone that of one of the smaller parties, to elicit international condemnation.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

They fought a condemnation order from local officials, spent a winter shoveling out debris and poured more than $900,000 from their savings and from loans into repairs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

It was his determination to present this argument as decisive that led to his condemnation by the Inquisition.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Such condemnations might reduce violence, but, in any case, they are the right thing to do.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026

But the 70-year-old pontiff has been cautious in his statements since the US-Israeli strikes on Iran that started the war on February 28, refraining from naming any party in his condemnations and appeals for peace.

From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026

The expiring treaty drew warnings and condemnations from U.S. and Russian lawmakers.

From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2026

The genre’s marginal roots complicate blanket condemnations, since the same raunchy lyrics often encode critiques of class exclusion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2025

The quarrel did not abate for one minute during the whole of the century; the period is filled with condemnations of novels, dramas and poems, answered by no less numerous apologies for the same.

From The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare by J. J. Jusserand


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