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outpouring

[aut-pawr-ing, -pohr-] / ˈaʊtˌpɔr ɪŋ, -ˌpoʊr- /


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But the outpouring of sympathy from the British people, including the “political class” Mr. Swaim excoriates, was immediate and sympathetic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

When the scrapped “John Galliano: Horizons” was announced in July, the exhibition was immediately met with an outpouring of criticism.

From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026

Altamirano said in an email that he’s running again because of a “tremendous outpouring of support” he has received from City of Commerce residents asking him to run again.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

She says while they have message boards there too, they wouldn't be focused on solidarity with victims of one particular incident, perhaps because authorities are wary of any outpouring of public sentiment.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

But keeping up with the outpouring of love, including messages from the author of the Scorpius Hawthorne series, is ten times more impossible than usual.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera

Sentencing Methven, judge Lord Matthews told him he had "rarely heard such outpourings of grief as in the victim impact statements".

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2025

Every song in her discographical universe matters, and any surprise song she chooses will invariably educe outpourings of jubilation.

From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2023

And just as with Delvey, whose story spawned dueling TV series and endless outpourings of ironic adulation, the fascination with Santos has now taken on an air of mordant admiration.

From Slate ● May 16, 2023

Calvin Wainright eventually became a youth coach so influential in the area that his death in October spurred news reports and outpourings in the city.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2023

When within sight of the Earth on each of its orbits, it would stimulate outpourings of superstitious fervor among the Earthlings.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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