criticism
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The post also drew criticism from Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, who said on Monday that the position of Greenland's government and people had been made clear.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Days later, she wrote back saying she had "received many nasty comments" in response to her criticism of the search efforts.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Marsh always assumed that you’d made the decision, or at least within the community of people who also took everything that surrounded music criticism and fandom “too seriously.”
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
At that time, the central bank faced criticism for moving too slowly as eurozone inflation surged on the back of post-Covid pandemic supply chain woes and then the energy shock from Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
Once Burr extended his demands to cover their entire public careers, and then also refused to recognize the traditional distinction between personal and political criticism, Hamilton was truly trapped.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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And sometimes she still takes issue with how Owens speaks, saying her criticisms can be malicious and not Christian.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
“I respect the fact that you recanted everything you said,” he told Cohen, referencing his former fixer’s recent criticisms of Bragg and James.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
Opinions can vary so wildly, you know, critics can contradict each other in certain criticisms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Michael Marra also had some criticisms of Anas Sarwar's approach as leader.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
He and Prokofiev were both mercifully spared the treatment accorded writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn, whose criticisms of Soviet authority in his books and public statements landed him in a Siberian prison camp.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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Power Suffix: -ism
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