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Even when the motive isn’t noble, though, there’s no more use castigating young social media influencers in 2024 than there has been in the past century of aspiring film and TV stars.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2024

"Malema gave an alternative voice, castigating the government. It's a welcome break from the usual talk."

From BBC • Nov. 12, 2023

He also sparred with the Russian military leadership, castigating them and mocking them, adding a larger-than-life character to the Bakhmut narrative.

From New York Times • May 22, 2023

On the left, meanwhile, publicly castigating the big asset managers on ESG, including calling for senior executives to resign, risks creating a bunker mentality that could lead the firms to disengage from the broader debate.

From Washington Post • Feb. 20, 2023

Jefferson’s highly moralistic language castigating George III and the English government in the Declaration of Independence was not just propaganda, at least for Jefferson.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis