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In fact, on the same day the congresswoman was castigating Caruso at the debate, Atty.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2022

During the same period, though, Nietzsche was castigating German tendencies toward nationalist chauvinism and anti-Semitism—conspicuous elements in Wagner’s political blatherings.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 7, 2019

At the same time that Latin America Specialist Jules Dubois was buttering up Cuba's Fidel Castro on Page One, the editorial page, with far better judgment, was castigating Fidel.

From Time Magazine Archive

It would have been a futile attempt if it had been made when Paul was castigating the Corinthian Christians in regard to Apollos.

From The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets by Westbrook, Richard B.