as in reproachfully
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The same goes for her father when there’s no sign of pregnancy and the judgy women at church start clucking disapprovingly.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Feb. 2026 -
Rosenbury notes disapprovingly that there was a petition to rescind Kirk’s invitation.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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Trump wrote, referring disparagingly to its defense capabilities under Denmark.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
14 Jan. 2026
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Fatsis quotes a Britannica editor comparing Wikipedia, disparagingly, to a public rest room—a comparison that’s not entirely wrong.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
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With the kakapo still critically endangered, there’s little prospect of conservation efforts ending anytime soon, although those working with the birds are easing their hands-on management each breeding season.—
Charlotte Graham-McLay,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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Santos-Aviles died in September 2025 after she was found critically burned near her home in Uvalde, Texas, according to the local police department.—
Fin Daniel Gómez,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Seasonal Affective Disorder can negatively impact mental health during winter, but making small changes to your home can help boost your mood.—
Kamron Sanders,
The Spruce,
22 Feb. 2026
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Driving through deep water can also negatively affect a vehicle's mechanical and electrical systems.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Feb. 2026
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Many experts had thought sharks didn't exist in the frigid waters of Antarctica before this sleeper shark lumbered warily and briefly into the spotlight of a video camera, researcher Alan Jamieson said this week.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Many experts had thought sharks didn’t exist in the frigid waters of Antarctica before this sleeper shark lumbered warily and briefly into the spotlight of a video camera, researcher Alan Jamieson said this week.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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Nakamura does not see this cynically, but instead hopes to make a positive impact.—
Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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The barely disguised soullessness with which AI leaders operate, perhaps, has provided a window for entrepreneurs to peddle a more humane message, in good faith or not in good faith, naively or cynically.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
22 Jan. 2026
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Sixty percent of the public now has unfavorable views of ICE, compared with 37% of Americans who viewed the agency unfavorably in 2018.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
17 Feb. 2026
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An August Pew Research Center survey found 39% of respondents viewed the DOJ favorably, while 46% viewed it unfavorably.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Reprovingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reprovingly. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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