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criticize

[krit-uh-sahyz] / ˈkrɪt əˌsaɪz /




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China sought to play down the event as unexceptional, even as some countries in the region were quick to criticize it.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

In a Depression-era bit set at a soup kitchen, you know he’ll be attacked for seeming to cut the line — “chat cuts” is the Davidean phrase — and that he’ll criticize the soup.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson used her concurrence to criticize Bruen and suggest that the court should eventually return to a more traditional means-end approach.

From Slate Jun. 26, 2026

“If it’s safe, how could you criticize it?”

From Salon Jun. 22, 2026

Mama had been scared folks would criticize and say the family didn’t show proper respect, not having Grandpa embalmed and not having a church funeral, and then getting up a party.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

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 suit also criticizes the exemptions carved out for certain product categories and countries,, including Canada, Mexico, and Central American countries.

From Barron's Mar. 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

But that is the end of it; everything else he criticizes from his own practical point of view.

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

Prime Minister Mark Carney criticized the tariffs as a violation of the USMCA.

From Slate Jul. 21, 2026

In the last six years, Rogers said, he has done a handful of job interviews on his phone rather than his computer, and says no recruiter has ever criticized him for it.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

That surfaced a decade ago in a dispute with two researchers over their work—and in his posts on a web forum where their work was being criticized.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Trump, who played soccer as a youth, even criticized England's tactics in the World Cup semi-final they lost to Argentina and coach Thomas Tuchel's decision to adopt defensive tactics after taking the lead.

From Barron's Jul. 19, 2026

As a black woman, too, I knew I’d be criticized if I was perceived as being showy and high end, and I’d be criticized also if I was too casual.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

This way, you’re improving the process, not criticizing it.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

“Lorne’s always saying everyone in Hollywood has two jobs: their own job and criticizing “SNL.'”

From Salon Jul. 5, 2026

Despite the tensions over the war, Meloni initially avoided criticizing Trump directly.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 24, 2026

Vance told members of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet criticizing the agreement to "wake up and smell the reality," amid growing tensions between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump.

From Barron's Jun. 18, 2026

The local media were eager to join the prosecutors in criticizing the 60 Minutes piece because it implicated their coverage, which had largely presented only the prosecution's theory and characterization of Walter and the crime.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson




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