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Six example sentences with decry, each labelled with its topic.
Fishing crews decry the new quota as a rule written by people who have never hauled a net themselves.
Environment
Defense attorneys decry the backlog, noting that some clients wait fourteen months before a hearing is even scheduled.
Law
Nurses decry the staffing formula, arguing that a single night shift now covers twice the beds it once did.
Medicine
Opposition members decry the shortened debate schedule, saying a budget this size deserves more than two afternoons.
Politics
Veteran coaches decry the new timeout rule, arguing it robs them of any chance to settle a rattled team.
Basketball
Purists decry pitch correction in recordings, though many of them use it quietly on their own albums.
Music
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