lectured

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Instead of feeling like her concerns were being heard, “I got lectured about why I shouldn’t pick that fight or I should just let that go.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Joanna Fabicon, who has lectured on contemporary children’s literature at UCLA, added that educators, librarians and publishers must all grapple with the allegations against Chávez and decide how to move forward.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

She was also officer of several technical societies and lectured on technical analysis around the world.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 17, 2025

“It seems that it might be directly applicable,” he lectured Sauer.

From Slate • Nov. 5, 2025

If I skipped a meal, he lectured me, telling me I shouldn’t listen to outsiders and their skewed views on beauty.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana