rebuke
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The remark was taken as a rebuke of the royal family.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
“Some subsequent accounts have characterized it as a condemnation, rebuke or repudiation of the symposium. A careful read of my statement will fail to find any of those words,” he wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
It was hardly a withering rebuke of the British move, let alone any kind of punishment.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
The menu, embracing its red-hued simplicity, almost reads as a rebuke to its competitors.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
In March Stassen was stripped of his cabinet rank as a rebuke.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
But such sharp rebukes may well suggest the former first minister's standing in the party has shrunk.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
But the internal rebukes were particularly cutting—and posed the greatest risk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
Public rebukes followed Hegseth’s decision last month to effectively fire Gen. Chris Donahue, a respected four-star commander who came up the ranks through the special forces.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
The decision rebukes federal regulators who approved the deal, with Nexstar planning an appeal to strengthen local stations.
From Barron's ● Apr. 18, 2026
Though speechless and unaware, the dying woman rebukes us all.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
At one point Tuesday, Lyons was rebuked when discussing the couple’s finances.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
They will also be the first under new Federal Reserve boss Kevin Warsh after he last month replaced Jerome Powell, who was constantly rebuked by Trump for not cutting interest rates enough.
From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026
Heath and his siblings were rebuked by their neighbors, Heath said, to the point that his brother, Phil, told the township attorney he was thinking about resigning as supervisor.
From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2026
The 21-person Oversight Board raised the concerns as it rebuked the company for leaving up an AI-generated video that claimed to show extensive damage in Haifa, Israel by Iranian forces without a label.
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026
“Don’t you ever make fun of those people again, you hear?” she rebuked me.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
Figures joins a small group of businesses rebuking the idea that influencer marketing is all about reaching as many people as possible.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
At its peak, there were over 6,000 Shakers, joining Ann in rebuking the gruesome, incalculable evils of war and preaching moral generosity.
From Salon ● Dec. 27, 2025
His stand-up routine included jokes about dating, autism and Tourette’s, and he got extra laughs after rebuking head judge Simon Cowell.
From BBC ● May 25, 2024
The judge, Juan M. Merchan, also lambasted Blanche in a courtroom full of reporters last week, rebuking him for not directly answering a question.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 5, 2024
His rough accent made it hard for me to tell if he was rebuking the older student, but his dark Cealdish face showed definite reproach.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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