outrage
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It turns out the answer was not even there—it was only after the public outrage spilled over that they would speak out.
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026
The city’s recent release of a list of property owners who may be subject to the additional surcharge sparked outrage from some residents for including owners’ names, addresses and the valuations of their home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
There's widespread outrage that public event of this kind was being held at all and had, apparently, been widely advertised.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
The transition plan for Morales has drawn outrage from faculty leadership groups.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Either way, Ms. Wockley's outrage was hilarious to Gregory, Remy, Joey, and Candace, so the four of them cracked all the way up.
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
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This time, it’s four episodes devoted to two outrages, the first of which involves the vanishing of what has become conventional forensic evidence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 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
The full list of outrages is too long to list here, and I assume that most informed readers know about most of them.
From Salon ● Mar. 28, 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
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Senior officials who had overseen the subpoenas’ issuance acknowledged to an outraged Judge Arun Subramanian that the subpoenas were riddled with errors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 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
Varela was so outraged by the comment he decided to post the video on Reddit in an effort to seek accountability.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
News of the orphanage fire has shocked and outraged many.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
All around them were accusing faces and pointing fingers, and an outraged muttering was starting to build.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
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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
A controlled burn in Calaveras Big Trees State Park has badly damaged a pair of giant sequoias named ‘the Orphans,’ outraging community members.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2023
There may be a ceremony, but it is a hollow mockery—an outraging of every principle of real virtue.
From The Bail Jumper by Stead, Robert J. C.
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