outcry

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There was a similar outcry in 2016 when Noma Dumezweni was cast to play Hermione Granger in the original London production of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

A plan to build housing for 1,200 foreign workers that was approved last autumn sparked outcry among locals.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Earlier this month, a state-chartered bank run by crypto exchange Kraken became the first crypto firm to win access to the Fed’s payment system, raising an outcry from banking groups.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

It backed down after a public outcry and also because mass layoffs at the Department of Education likely left the agency without the resources to collect the debts.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

The public outcry shut down all space exploration.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman