egregious
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The US government has described it as the "most egregious criminal act on American soil in modern history".
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Proven incidents of teams circumventing the salary cap are few, with a violation by the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2000 the most egregious.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
“The Whisper Man” is a particularly egregious example of this stupefaction.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
"Announcing this decision on World Humanitarian Day, while the world honoured the courage and sacrifice of humanitarians, was particularly egregious," the joint statement added.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
And, he added, “This conduct is very egregious and I don’t think anybody would argue that if it were committed by an adult that the punishment would be cruel and unusual.”
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
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