critiques

plural of critique
as in criticisms
an essay evaluating or analyzing something in a critique of the retrospective, the reviewer faulted it for not including more of the painter's mature works

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Recent Examples of critiques To Siebel Newsom, the critiques of her work and the federal probe are part of a broader hounding of women who enter the public sphere. Jenny Jarvie follow, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026 The affordability debate also is playing out in Democratic primaries, though, and some of the candidates who emerged victorious offered more scathing critiques of capitalism and more drastic policy prescriptions. Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 5 July 2026 Torres invited her close friends over to taste test the dish and get some critiques from beyond the walls of her home. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026 Within hours the WhatsApp group to organize the female founders was blowing up with critiques. Lisa Curtis, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 Plane isn't the only Drag Race contestant to have spoken out about Roach's critiques. Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 30 June 2026 Those full-throttle techniques earned plenty of critiques from Pogačar and commentators. Idaho Statesman, 30 June 2026 The sharpest critiques suggest audience fatigue with Gunn’s stylistic fingerprints and concern that the character has drifted from her traditional identity. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 29 June 2026 Some had more overtly political critiques, like Mass. Rachel Treisman, NPR, 26 June 2026
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Noun
  • There have been criticisms over the division of a 90-minute match into essentially four quarters rather than two halves (with hydration breaks inserted around the 22nd and 67th minutes of every game).
    Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 5 July 2026
  • As this World Cup continues to play out, the criticisms, fears and concerns about the home of the New York Giants and New York Jets have all been realized to an international audience.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 July 2026
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  • That would be Sound of Freedom, which has a 57% Rotten Tomatoes critic score and a genuinely stunning 99% audience score with over 10,000 reviews.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • Cooper Johnson, its owner, said his business received dozens of emails and negative online reviews.
    Elijah Polance, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026

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