flagrantly

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In David Ireland’s comedy at Irish Repertory Theatre, a Hollywood actor’s meeting with the writer and the director of a new play goes flagrantly, hilariously awry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Five days later, Immigration and Customs Enforcement flagrantly defied that order, transferring Kumar to a detention center in … Texas.

From Slate • Feb. 19, 2026

He starred in a middling revival of the musical “Promises, Promises,” and won a Tony for playing Oscar Levant in “Good Night, Oscar”—despite being flagrantly miscast, in my view.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

He said the owner had "flagrantly" changed its use of the hotel, "without bothering to apply" for planning permission.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025

Hassan placed twenty-two dollars on the counter, which the girl promptly slid into a pocket of her shorts, flagrantly disregarding the cash register before her.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green