polemics

plural of polemic

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Noun
  • Charles Coughlin, an antisemitic Catholic priest who once led the Shrine of the Little Flower in Royal Oak and broadcast diatribes against Jews on a radio show.
    Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Earlier this month, he was sued by a former Yeezy staffer who claims Kanye subjected him to antisemitic tirades.
    Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2024
  • The emerging regulatory oversight helped check America's first radio demagogue, Father Coughlin, whose conspiratorial tirades were heard by some 30 million listeners.
    CBS News, CBS News, 1 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The forward will miss the first half of the Sky’s game on Sunday against the Las Vegas Aces after her criticisms were published earlier this week by the Chicago Tribune.
    Thomas Schlachter, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Mourinho’s arrival at United was a response to some of the criticisms directed at his predecessor, Louis van Gaal.
    Carl Anka, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Like legions of dreamers before him, McGuirk started on film and TV sets as a PA, an often thankless job where random castigations from members of the cast or crew can be par for the course.
    Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
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