rebuke
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Just months after joining the eurozone single currency area, the European Commission is set to rebuke Bulgaria for violating the EU's spending rules.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
The decision angered some of the biggest U.S. streaming companies like Netflix, Walt Disney, Apple, Amazon.com and Paramount Skydance, prompting a harsh rebuke from Hollywood.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
The result Sunday was a rebuke to the government, which actively campaigned for Cepeda even though such activities are illegal, the Inspector General’s Office said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
Launched on Monday, the anniversary of the Gwangju Uprising crackdown, the "Tank Day" coffee tumbler promotion sparked calls to boycott Starbucks Korea and prompted a harsh rebuke from President Lee Jae Myung.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
These words stood before me like a rebuke of everything I loved in music.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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