brickbats
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This was show of character demanded by outside observers, yet more brickbats came their way for scoring both goals from corners.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026
That 2,700-page doorstop, the fruit of 750 “editor-years,” was greeted with brickbats on its appearance in 1961.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2025
And two brickbats were awarded to carmaker BMW, one of those involving a partnership with Amazon’s voice assistant Alexa.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 11, 2024
Roos also expressed admiration: “Every day people around him were throwing brickbats at him, saying: “Why are you doing this?
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2023
I looked around and saw several brickbats scattered about.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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