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outrage

[out-reyj] / ˈaʊt reɪdʒ /




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On Thursday, Australia expressed outrage at the closure of the investigation and summoned Israel's ambassador to the country.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

"What the defendant did offended the Balinese people, hurt their faith and provoked public outrage," the presiding judge said, according to the Associated Press.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

The video has since prompted outrage from neighbors and an investigation by postal officials and animal welfare authorities.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

Characterizing the outrage that followed as a strategic error feels a little mercenary.

From Slate Aug. 17, 2026

Marlena does a double take and stands, her jaw dropped in mock outrage.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

This time, it’s four episodes devoted to two outrages, the first of which involves the vanishing of what has become conventional forensic evidence.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

Major broadcasters give these outrages the same weight as other headlines.

From Salon Mar. 1, 2026

It reveals an American elite blinded to outrages occurring in plain view, due to the clubby nature of high society.

From Slate Nov. 20, 2025

In an interview with historian Brian Harrison in the 1970s, Jessie recalled the so-called "pillar box outrages" were planned "with military precision."

From BBC Apr. 6, 2025

It was then that he decided to review the titles to land that went back a hundred years and he discovered the legalized outrages of his brother, José Arcadio.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said her country was "outraged" by the Israeli government's decision.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

They were outraged about the lack of government accountability surrounding the closure of the Exide battery recycling plant in nearby Vernon that had contaminated thousands of homes.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2026

To win, El-Sayed is counting on mobilizing a progressive base, outraged by Trump's second term, and targeting bread-and-butter issues of importance across the political divide.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

Senior officials who had overseen the subpoenas’ issuance acknowledged to an outraged Judge Arun Subramanian that the subpoenas were riddled with errors.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

It wasn't a smart thing to do, but she was outraged by their prodding.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

In the months since, he has expanded the deployments of troops to US cities, outraging critics.

From Barron's Oct. 18, 2025

Ex-Barnsley striker Shaun Tuton was dropped by Whitby Town after he was found guilty of outraging public decency, with details of the case reported in the national press.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2024

Russia enacted a similar law that year, outraging women’s rights advocates.

From Seattle Times Apr. 24, 2024

A controlled burn in Calaveras Big Trees State Park has badly damaged a pair of giant sequoias named ‘the Orphans,’ outraging community members.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2023

What chance can a boy have had whose egregious parent insisted upon outraging every canon of schoolboy law on his behalf?

From The Lighter Side of School Life by Ian Hay




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