as in criticizes
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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Read's suit criticizes police for not searching the home where O'Keefe was found for blood, fingerprints or DNA evidence.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
4 June 2026 -
The suit also criticizes ChatGPT’s propensity to agree with users, arguing that the service’s sycophancy can lead users to develop dangerous psychological attachment to the platform and cause users to pay money to unlock more generous usage quotas.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
1 June 2026
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The filing blames the company’s significant debt burden and the costs of its retail spaces as primary reasons for the bankruptcy filing.—
Carlton Gillespie,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2026
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Davenport blames it on the business’s contraction.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
28 May 2026
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Mears, who stepped into the prosecutor role in 2019, has long been the target of criticisms from Republicans who accused him of failing to seek tougher sentences for violent criminals.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
5 June 2026
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There are valid criticisms surrounding the true crime genre, including accusations that the medium has become sensational and exploitative.—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 June 2026
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The legal filing also faults the company’s handling of smoke damage claims, including denials of payments for hygienic testing.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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On the next page, David Greising faults Mayor Brandon Johnson for failing to adequately entice the Bears to stay in Chicago.—
Colleen Kujawa,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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Victim's mother condemns domestic violence In a statement, Beaver's mother, Susan Beaver, said domestic violence affects too many families.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Olson went on to say that the Holy Father, like his predecessors, consistently condemns acts of terrorism, including those sanctioned by Iran and its surrogates in the Middle East.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Apr. 2026
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Lawmakers demand corporate condemnations, meetings and disclosure of political donations, warning that silence on map fights — and potential boycotts and protests — will reveal whether boardrooms truly back democracy and Black political power.—
Matt Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
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In addition to condemnations of oil and gas companies, the war has reignited calls for more hardline windfall taxes on fossil fuel firms.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Enough sunshine on Sunday should push temperatures back into the low 90s before a cooler breeze knocks us back to normal on Monday.—
Bill Kelly,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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And that's when a shot blasts through the door and knocks Lena to the ground.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 May 2026
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In any event, denunciations of war have been a constant in Leo’s ministry (and in that of recent Popes).—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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In exile, Carvajal began making grandiose denunciations of Maduro on his personal blog (now taken down) and on social media.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Dispraises.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispraises. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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