brickbats
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That 2,700-page doorstop, the fruit of 750 “editor-years,” was greeted with brickbats on its appearance in 1961.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2025
But functioning democracies require people willing to enter public life and take with it the brickbats that follow.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2024
We can become cynical or angry and just throw brickbats.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 16, 2023
Musk’s approach earned brickbats from people who think seriously, not whimsically, about the social and economic implications of concentrated wealth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2021
I looked around and saw several brickbats scattered about.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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