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reprimand

[rep-ruh-mand, -mahnd, rep-ruh-mand, -mahnd, rep-ruh-mand, -mahnd] / ˈrɛp rəˌmænd, -ˌmɑnd, ˈrɛp rəˌmænd, -ˌmɑnd, ˌrɛp rəˈmænd, -ˈmɑnd /




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But the school declined to expel or suspend the graduate student, and instead ordered a written reprimand, a reflection essay, and two months of disciplinary probation just before he graduated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Mutua has so far escaped any reprimand, let alone criminal charges -- to the consternation of victims' families.

From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026

After a forensic investigation and interviews with six clerks, the 11th Circuit Judicial Council issued a toothless private reprimand: Judge Ross was initially shielded from accountability, her identity shielded from public scrutiny.

From Slate ● Jun. 8, 2026

The club have also received a reprimand in respect of all the charges.

From BBC ● May 19, 2026

He said not a word to her, but contented himself with sending a stern reprimand to Aeolus.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

Local media have delved into his past - he had received written reprimands in El Paso, according to documents obtained by the Arizona Republic.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

The European Union's second- and third-biggest economies, France and Italy, have already been handed formal reprimands alongside eight other member states.

From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026

When the bureau found discrepancies, it tended to settle for reprimands and improvement plans, rarely going so far as to revoke a dealer’s license.

From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026

“Cloth cannot keep out microscopic viruses,” one character reprimands another, who prefers a scarf to his regulation mask.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026

As they are talking a woman across the aisle reprimands them; she’s been trying to take a nap, she says.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

The staff member involved has been reprimanded, and the obituary files have been moved off the studio desktop to prevent a repeat incident.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

David Stivers, was reprimanded two months before Nancy’s kidnapping for “poor judgment,” blamed for delays securing crime-scene evidence in a homicide case, personnel records from a public-records request show.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

Bankruptcy stands as a way to rewrite your future, not be forever reprimanded for the mistakes of your past.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026

In November, my doctor gently reprimanded me for ignoring my 2024 colonoscopy date.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2026

The Hitler salute was law, and the Patrol Force reprimanded anyone who did not salute properly.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Instead of reprimanding attendees, she takes it as a cue to discuss how attendees balance demands on their time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025

While the once-slumping Dodgers have raised their level of play the last two nights, the Padres have made mistakes even Little League coaches would be reprimanding.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2025

When she left the rink in tears, her coach, Eteri Tutberidze, was caught on live television giving her a stern look and reprimanding her by saying, in Russian: “Why did you let it go?”

From New York Times ● Jan. 29, 2024

It also shows uniformed officers reprimanding the boys for not "deeply reflecting on their mistakes".

From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2024

A pixie fluttered up to me, shaking her fists and squealing as if she were reprimanding me.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff




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