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outrage

[aut-rayj] / ˈaʊt reɪdʒ /




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But referee Howard Foster's decision to stop the contest in the ninth round sparked outrage, with sections of the crowd booing and Groves insisting he had been robbed of victory.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

Exit polls showed there is public outrage about corruption, and that corruption drove so much of this voting behavior.

From Slate ● Nov. 9, 2026

In Sierra Vista, Ann Nichols, 72 and a Democratic-leaning independent, could scarcely get the words out fast enough as she cataloged her outrage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026

But the announcement sparked outrage among German politicians and labor-union leaders worried about job cuts at home.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Other than Anatole, who expresses his outrage in more productive ways.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

Not if you’re a newbie trying to join an intergalactic police force devoted to stopping interplanetary outrages.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 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

That line of thought outrages Tony Clark, the executive director of the players’ union.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2025

Annoyed by the outrages of the regular army, General José Raquel Moncada used his political influence, put on his uniform again, and assumed the civil and military leadership of Macondo.

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

"We are outraged because even I, as the minister responsible for this sector, was not informed."

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

"Last night I went to bed incredibly frustrated, outraged, ashamed that no one is telling us anything."

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

The scandal outraged the Dodgers and their fans.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Conservationists and shark lovers were outraged at the proposal.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026

She protested and Mack and the boys, outraged at this breach of propriety, threw him out quickly and without breaking anything.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck

A month later, he posted on X: “The most effective way to prevent the spread of measles is the MMR vaccine,” outraging many of his anti-vaccine supporters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2026

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

To follow him closely throughout his tuition, would be to extend this article more than is intended, besides outraging the military knowledge of many by a recital of elementary instruction.

From The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 3, March, 1852 by Various


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