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criticize

[krit-uh-sahyz] / ˈkrɪt əˌsaɪz /




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Billionaires like New York Knicks owner James L. Dolan reportedly use spying tech to harass people who criticize them.

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

Ms. Watson does criticize the AI models now available for offering digestible but sometimes off-the-mark answers to our various small-beer queries.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

Cubans who once feared government reprisals now criticize the country's leaders and have taken to banging pots and pans in regular nighttime protests.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

Castle said that, while he might criticize some of the government agency’s numbers or methodologies, he believes in the importance of the USDA, saying it’s “still the envy of the world in this sector.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 18, 2026

“You remind me of my mother—criticize, criticize, criticize.”

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls

“To a four-year-old, everything Mommy does is wonderful and anyone who criticizes Mommy is bad. Grown-up love means actually understanding what you love, taking the good with the bad and helping your loved one grow.”

From Salon Jul. 21, 2026

Yet he still believes that he’s a man of the people who should be heeded on every aspect of life, especially on how to disregard all criticism because anyone who criticizes you must be wrong.

From Slate Apr. 17, 2026

She criticizes helicopter parenting, decries remote work and tells women they should be willing to “piss people off” in order to be good leaders.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 5, 2026

The strategy by McVay was so flawed, it was actually criticized by Tom Brady on Fox, and Brady rarely criticizes anybody.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 26, 2026

The writer criticizes “today’s youth” from head to toe, though without dismissing them all as “hopeless cases.”

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

The general audience doesn’t seem to care who’s announced as the host — unless it’s someone they’ve openly criticized.

From Salon Sep. 8, 2026

The name change was also criticized by Kim Cooper, who leads historical tours of Los Angeles with her company Esotouric and considers herself a preservationist.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

Analysts have questioned the company’s fashion choices and criticized it for departing from its core athletic gear.

From MarketWatch Sep. 3, 2026

Talwani, in a ruling last week, criticized the Postal Service for resuming work on the project.

From Salon Sep. 2, 2026

Laura Friendly criticized every play by both teams.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty

Some fans viewed the collaboration cynically, criticizing it as a way for Beyoncé to capitalize on Selena’s legacy, or to court more Latino fans.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

In the spring, the company made peace with its founder Chip Wilson, who had spent years criticizing the company and trying to overhaul the board via a proxy fight.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

Owens was criticizing the Black Lives Matter movement and highlighting the efforts of her organization, the Blexit Foundation.

From Salon Aug. 26, 2026

Now Stanley Druckenmiller is criticizing the Treasury secretary.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

“Yes, good. There’s something very lazy about the way you have loved him blindly for so long without ever criticizing him. You’ve never even accepted that the man is ugly,” Kainene said.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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