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condemn

[kuhn-dem] / kənˈdɛm /


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Thanks to French-Saudi efforts, this declaration was the first U.N.-endorsed text to condemn the attacks of Oct.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

"We strongly condemn the actions of the individual responsible," he said on the Gainsborough club website, external.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

“Andrew and Channel 5 strongly condemn memecoins and want nothing to do with them.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026

The United States and several other countries frequently condemn what they say is state-backed Chinese hacking activity of governments, militaries and businesses.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

As she knelt to bind him, Ashmodai howled, “What, do you enjoy this cage? You would condemn us to shadow, together forever?”

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

On Saturday, China's foreign ministry said the nation "strongly condemns" Takaichi's offering and ministers' visit to the shrine.

From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026

The Palestinian foreign ministry said it "condemns in the strongest terms the massacre" in Tal.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

Hamawy has said he condemns Abdel-Rahman’s violent rhetoric and actions and that he had no contact with the cleric after his arrest.

From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026

Weeks before the elections, Meloni released videos in multiple languages saying the Italian right “unambiguously” condemns the fascist regime’s suppression of democracy and antisemitic policies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026

During the debates, Congress removes a passage in Thomas Jefferson’s draft that condemns the slave trade.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

The European Union's delegation in Tirana strongly condemned Thursday's "violent escalation".

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

In a written statement, Teresa Romero, president of United Farm Workers, condemned what she described as a “brutal ICE surge.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

Mayor Zohran Mamdani condemned the shooting in an initial social media post, saying Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents had shot a New Yorker while his child was in the vehicle.

From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026

The US Conference of Catholic Bishops condemned the decision to publicly livestream Hasan's execution, expressing "shock and great sorrow" in a statement.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Proximity to the condemned and incarcerated made the question of each person's humanity more urgent and meaningful, including my own.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

Ronika’s resentment toward Blair, who has avoided condemning Haywood in public, seethes monotonously until her own backstory is finally unearthed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

El-Sayed’s campaign had already released a video condemning and memorializing 9/11 that morning.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

They don’t deserve a museum that alternates between ignoring and condemning our extraordinary heritage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

In her statement condemning Simon's death, Okey-Uche, Nigeria's consul general in Johannesburg, called for a "transparent" investigation and alleged that there was "an alarming pattern of unresolved extrajudicial killings/deaths and unacceptable misconduct against foreign nationals".

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

Obviously, discovering the truth was not the most important thing when it came to condemning Catherine O’Leary and the firefighters.

From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy


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