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

"There would be a huge outcry if this death toll happened in any other sport, so we need to start prioritising horse welfare."

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

“Once everything had been signed off last night, there were lots of photos, lots of celebrating, and then a spontaneous outcry of ‘Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, oi, oi, oi’,” said Burke.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

When it was announced that John Glenn would return to space as a payload specialist in 1998, an outcry arose.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson