as in criticizers
a person given to harsh judgments and to finding faults
eventually, almost everyone learned to avoid the ski school's resident carper
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Bianco also faces scrutiny for seizing more than 650,000 election ballots in what critics call a baseless fraud investigation.—
Hailey Wang,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2026 -
Pastor Mark Burns, who hosted the dedication ceremony, defended the statue in response to critics.—
Britta Miller,
The Washington Examiner,
9 May 2026
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“Carpers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carpers. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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