as in to crucify
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Trying to shame and even crucify Dart for being honored and privileged to introduce the sitting President of the United States is your First Amendment right.
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Sipa | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins sent USDA staff an Easter email that emphasized the story of Jesus being crucified and resurrected, a message that some Christians said alienated them for its overt religiosity.
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At the time, this movie was pilloried by most critics.
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Monroe was pilloried, in her moment, but she was also allowed by Hollywood to test her talents in a manner that, decades later, actresses known for their physicality still struggle to do.
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Sydney briefly, and understandably, succumbed to the impulse to lash out, something that Carmy has done on more than one occasion while acting as head chef.
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Continue reading … SEISMIC SUPPORT — AOC lashes out at Trump for 'betrayal' of voters after key SCOTUS immigration ruling.
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The end came with England on 50-0, with Stokes flaying Foulkes to Mitchell at mid-on.
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Dwight grabbed my arm, wrenching my hand out of my pocket, flaying it like a fish, pulling me along.
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Before the earthquakes, the government generally defended its national health system as robust, blaming shortcomings on sanctions imposed by the United States.
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This ruling compels companies to confront systemic biases embedded in their hiring data, rather than solely blaming technology.
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This ancient poem isn’t interested in scolding women for their sexuality, but in the establishment of honor in the elite household.
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Davis remembered once being scolded as a teenager by her mother after being caught speaking poorly of a classmate.
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One upbraided Tufty for this comment.
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There’s a moment when a former general upbraids a footman for not wearing gloves to serve food.
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If these rotations fail to get results, will Spo take the blame or will fans forget his history and fault the player who is underperforming?
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The lawsuit also faulted organizers for not ensuring attendees did not have weapons, tear gas or bear spray, for allowing attendees to enter the festival from multiple unmonitored points and for not imposing security measures after problems at previous events.
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“Gibbet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gibbet. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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