rebuke
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BP chairman Albert Manifold, who took office on October 1, faced a personal rebuke, with around 18 percent of shareholders voting against his election.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
But outlets were more direct in their rebuke of the situation.
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026
But the rebuke didn’t come out of the blue.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
It was also a rebuke to the idea of grandiosity, in which inflated self-regard amounts to a distorted relationship with reality.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
There was rebuke in his voice but a gentle, guarded rebuke, not the hostility he had revealed to Archie.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
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