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lambaste

[lam-beyst, -bast] / læmˈbeɪst, -ˈbæst /


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It’s one thing for Mamdani supporters to imbibe “eat the rich” rhetoric, it’s another to lambaste small-time shopkeepers as greedy exploiters when they are the backbone of neighborhood food provision and cultural cohesion.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 23, 2026

Gaetz, as a man, appears to be widely detested by his former colleagues, given the number willing to publicly lambaste him.

From Salon Nov. 14, 2024

I arranged the interview because I wanted to check in on a politician I’ve been friendly with for years yet didn’t hesitate to lambaste after her accident.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 6, 2024

No—Ackman’s saved his invective to lambaste perceived wrongdoings at Harvard, instead.

From Slate Dec. 14, 2023

I want to go back to the restaurant—" "No, no—now, Cream Puff, I didn't mean to lambaste you.

From Ptomaine Street by Carolyn Wells

Schwab’s recent correspondence lambasts the Forum’s board for deploying money and using advisers to diminish his legacy.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

In his 1989 journal article "Feminism, the Body, and the Machine," Berry lambasts the era's burgeoning tech revolution with jarring prescience:

From Salon Jun. 18, 2023

JJ, for instance, lambasts his dad for committing “human rights violations” and the senior Shaft complains about his son’s taste for exposed brick and coconut water.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 12, 2019

He regularly lambasts the “failing” New York Times.

From The Guardian Feb. 11, 2017

No punishment for Hearts, says SPL Brown focuses on Division One future Brown to continue as Dundee boss Brown lambasts penalty decision 43.

From BBC May 21, 2013

The head of Bayer’s pharmacological institute lambasted Hoffmann’s discovery as “worthless.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

It was then that Tuchel may well have given the game away when he heaped praise on England's mentality but lambasted their lack of quality.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

While Muscat's cautious stance stood in sharp contrast with Gulf neighbours, who have lambasted Iran for its attacks, many have since pursued dialogue with Tehran.

From Barron's Jun. 18, 2026

David spoke about the outrageous audition process for “Curb,” wherein actors tried to navigate a brief written scenario without any dialogue to guide them as David lambasted them in character.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 19, 2026

I took 'em on one at a time as they happened along, and lambasted 'em all over the place.

From The Prodigal Judge by Vaughan Kester

Instead, Pelley interrupted Bilton early in his remarks, questioning the producer’s qualifications and lambasting Weiss’s leadership decisions.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 3, 2026

This judge had complete command of her courtroom and had no qualms about lambasting anyone who ran afoul of the rules.

From BBC May 15, 2026

The pontiff responded by saying he had a "moral duty to speak out" against war -- and then sparked more headlines with a speech in Cameroon lambasting "tyrants" ransacking the world.

From Barron's May 3, 2026

More than 100 one-star reviews were left on her business’ Yelp page this week, with reviewers lambasting her remarks at the gala.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 25, 2025

Among the letters lambasting McCandless, virtually all those I received mentioned his misidentification of the caribou as proof that he didn’t know the first thing about surviving in the back- country.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer




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