outraged
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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
President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said he was "shaken and outraged" by the attack on "our open society, our way of life" and expressed his condolences to the family and friends of the dead woman.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
News of the orphanage fire has shocked and outraged many.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Because for as many people as Byrd tantalized during her legendary cable run through the ’80s and ’90s, there were just as many who were outraged and scandalized by her sex-positive, queer-inclusive values.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026
Quite naturally she considered the stuffs she wove unapproachable for fineness and beauty, and she was outraged when she heard that a simple peasant girl named Arachne declared her own work to be superior.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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