as in to criticize
to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of
the movie is an old-fashioned romance, and in calling it that, I don't mean to dispraise it at all
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However, many criticized Jones for fighting the aging Miocic and not pivoting to fight Aspinall, a younger and seemingly more dangerous fighter who holds the interim title.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025 -
Obama, in turn, has criticized Trump, particularly on issues of democracy and policy.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
Newsweek,
10 Jan. 2025
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Signing the best starter remaining on the free-agent market would allay those concerns and quell some of the criticism surrounding Atlanta's quiet offseason.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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Lockport Township High School District 205 drew some criticism from parents for deciding to have in-person classes Tuesday, notifying families of the action Monday.—
Mike Nolan,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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Finally, blaming the pharmaceutical industry for high drug costs has historically been PBMs’ go-to defense.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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While most economists agree that Biden was not to blame for inflation, the yearslong bout of sharp-rising prices hit Americans hard and, ultimately, cast a thick cloud over Biden’s presidency that carried through to the November election.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN,
19 Jan. 2025
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Global condemnation over the lack of transparency prompted Maduro to ask the country’s high court — also filled with allies of his United Socialist Party of Venezuela — to audit the election results.—
Regina Garcia Cano,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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Its military campaign on Syrian soil has drawn increasing international condemnation.—
Natasha Frost,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2025
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Last June, an inspector faulted the home after a child developed a pressure wound on his foot that was left untreated for two weeks.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
17 Jan. 2025
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Although Amorim did not fault his team’s effort, there are still major concerns about their application.—
Charlotte Harpur,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
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But as part of the censure, the board barred Morris from taking part in deliberations and votes regarding the Hagekhalil investigation.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Dec. 2024
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Still, her presence does give Sorkin the opportunity to leap back and forth between the writing of the address and the aftermath, exploring the president’s struggle to regain his composure after a congressional censure in the process.—
Matthew Jackson,
Vulture,
23 Sep. 2024
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Getty Images News | Getty Images Climate scientists condemned Trump’s order to remove the U.S. from the Paris Agreement, noting the pledge comes just weeks after U.S. and global scientific agencies confirmed the planet experienced its hottest year on record in 2024.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
21 Jan. 2025
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Biden condemned attempts by Trump and his allies to rewrite the history of Jan. 6 and intimidate those who participated in the investigation.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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The Muslim-majority states of Southeast Asia, in particular, see double standards at work in Washington’s denunciation of Russia, pointing to U.S.-initiated or -supported wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Gaza, and Lebanon, among other conflicts.—
Bilahari Kausikan,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Jan. 2025
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His statements — including Holocaust denial, racist denunciations of Muslims and immigrants, and his 1987 proposal to forcibly isolate people with AIDS in special facilities — shocked his critics and strained his political alliances.—
Thomas Adamson,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Jan. 2025
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“Dispraise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispraise. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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