criticism
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Sacha Baron Cohen has returned to the guerrilla-style comedy that catapulted him to global fame -- but this time, the character has faced criticism.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
Previous schemes to help first-time buyers did not restrict eligibility by income but faced criticism for stoking house prices by allowing relatively wealthy households to borrow more.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
In a response to criticism from Owens specifically, the big-box store said it “does not and will not use digital shelf labels for individual or dynamic pricing.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
She also faced criticism for ducking challenges to President Trump’s policies, including the deployment of military troops to Los Angeles last year, a fight the city joined but did not lead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
She gave me an A on the written report, saying she liked my tongue-in-cheek approach to criticism, but warned me to clean up the language and watch my run-on sentences.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
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That was the same month, as it happens, when Meloni publicly broke with Trump over the latter’s criticisms of Pope Leo XIV.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026
Mahmood says he has criticisms of the film, such as a weak story, but thinks the attention to the "visual identity" of Street Fighter is impressive.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
But using a market path would address some of Warsh’s criticisms of current communication.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
Two years later, Elabed still remembers the encounter more favorably than someone hearing her criticisms of Harris might expect.
From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2026
Ten of us met in a Loop hotel room and, to my amazement, the leaders of the club’s national board confirmed my criticisms of the manner in which the clubs had been conducted.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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Power Suffix: -ism
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