as in punishment
suffering, loss, or hardship imposed in response to a crime or offense the loss of his father's trust was the harshest castigation that the boy could have possibly received for having told the lie
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Recent Examples of castigation The standoff centered on the now-former assistant attorney general’s public and internal castigation of pediatric gender medicine. —
Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 31 Jan. 2026 His reverence for hip-hop led to a poignant self-reflection on whether his new approach would be the subject of castigation among the hip-hop faithful. —Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025 Apart from its castigation of non-fossil energy, the strategy document in some ways departs from the Biden administration more in style than substance. —Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 9 Dec. 2025 Links with nonprofit group The recent castigations from progressive Democrats were driven in part by the Opportunity Caucus’s ties to One Main Street. —Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025 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
Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 31 Jan. 2026 His reverence for hip-hop led to a poignant self-reflection on whether his new approach would be the subject of castigation among the hip-hop faithful. —Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025 Apart from its castigation of non-fossil energy, the strategy document in some ways departs from the Biden administration more in style than substance. —Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 9 Dec. 2025 Links with nonprofit group The recent castigations from progressive Democrats were driven in part by the Opportunity Caucus’s ties to One Main Street. —Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025 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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Lawmakers that year also changed Colorado law to prohibit such punishment.— Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2026
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Jurors will now decide Horner’s punishment.— Jamie Stengle, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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Or risk the wrath of being on the wrong side.— Dallas Morning News, Dallas Morning News, 7 Apr. 2026
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The immediate object of Uthmeier’s wrath is the Rooney Rule, voluntarily adopted more than two decades ago by the NFL to ensure that minority candidates are interviewed for coaching positions.— Howard L. Simon, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
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In the second semi-final, which was played in front of a crowd of more than 7,000, Real Madrid scored in the 83rd minute to equalise against PSG before coming from behind in the penalty shootout to advance to Monday night’s final.— Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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Hagel, who has seen more time on the first power-play unit in the left circle, scored from the edge of the crease, slipping past the Canadiens penalty killers and tipping in Jake Guentzel’s pass from the right circle.— Eduardo Encina, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
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