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critique

[kri-teek] / krɪˈtik /


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Dürrenmatt penned “The Visit” as a critique of Switzerland’s neutrality after World War II, which he saw as an abandonment of ethics driven by capitalism.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

With the help of sympathetic donors, Mr. Jentleson has turned his indignation into a think tank, the Searchlight Institute, which seeks to bring his critique to life and influence the Democratic Party.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

Reflecting on the Commons debate, the Daily Express summarises Badenoch's critique of Burnham's "nationalisation drive".

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

Maya experienced this profoundly positive feedback as being harder to handle than critique:

From Salon Aug. 30, 2026

She doesn’t realize yet that one day she’s going to fail at something, and our mother will be there to critique exactly how she failed, step-by-step.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King

Additionally, Nvidia will invest $1.5 billion into SB Energy, though the company preemptively pushed back on critiques about so-called circular financing, which has fueled fears about an AI bubble that will eventually burst.

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

The pandemic response was far from perfect, and there are tons of legitimate critiques.

From Slate Jul. 29, 2026

Even if you did not like the political observations of some of those magazines, essays, critiques, poetry or whatever was in ther, these are feelings from the people, and they’re protected under the First Amendment.

From Salon Jul. 20, 2026

He began posting critiques of viral L.A. dishes after a work injury and never expected them to take off.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

Perhaps as a result, the most persuasive scientific critiques on Clovis initially came from fields that overlapped archaeology, but were mainly outside of it: linguistics, molecular biology, and geology.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Amodei has critiqued the AI industry’s safety, size and even Anthropic’s own models.

From MarketWatch Sep. 4, 2026

Few works of American literature are as extensively analyzed and critiqued for their impact, for good or ill, on our cultural mythmaking.

From Salon Jul. 11, 2026

Legg's paper critiqued research published by Microsoft in 2025.

From BBC Jun. 24, 2026

The latter also critiqued the chapter “The Admissibility of Expert Testimony.”

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 24, 2026

The idea is that a student turns in a story, which is then read and thoughtfully critiqued by everyone in the class.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

The artist has opened his own Chanel pop-up store where plywood dresses simultaneously honor the brand while critiquing consumer culture.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

He was flanked by two classic Stormtroopers, who had different dialogue in each showing — one time critiquing Black Spire Outpost and later talking of a run-in with a Jedi.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 29, 2026

Born in Shanghai, the 40-year-old cartoonist has lived in Australia since 2009 and earned a reputation for artworks critiquing Beijing and Xi.

From BBC Apr. 19, 2026

Securities filings show shareholder letters critiquing the termination fee from Zazove Associates and from Alejandro Malbran’s investment firm, Brancous, which owns about 1% of Braemar stock.

From Barron's Apr. 9, 2026

Unfortunately, my mother looked comfortable there on the sofa, as if she was settling in for a long evening of critiquing.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English




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