outrage
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The outrage at Cornell, along with a string of recent Greek scandals at other high-profile schools, is fueling calls to curb fraternities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
But I’d argue that Fennell intends to galvanize thought and action, not outrage.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
But in the meantime, such incidents risk becoming workaday stories that no longer inspire widespread outrage.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
Saba apologised for the outrage caused, but could not save his career in Israel.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Former slaves literally walked away from their plantations, causing panic and outrage among plantation owners.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
Years later, similar outrages have come to light and government officials will have a harder time finding someone to blame.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Major broadcasters give these outrages the same weight as other headlines.
From Salon ● Mar. 1, 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
It was then that he decided to review the titles to land that went back a hundred years and he discovered the legalized outrages of his brother, José Arcadio.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
When Peters was sentenced, Trump declared himself outraged.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
Initially outraged, union leaders eventually agreed to capacity and workforce cuts in exchange for a fresh jobs guarantee for the survivors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Canadians became outraged over the weekend as a number of companies and government organizations in Ontario and elsewhere displayed “Lake America” on their websites, as reported by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
It’s common for lawmakers and advocacy groups to fire off outraged letters about a company’s alleged wrongdoing.
From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2026
Papa would be outraged that neither Jaja nor I had mentioned it when he called.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
A month later, he posted on X: “The most effective way to prevent the spread of measles is the MMR vaccine,” outraging many of his anti-vaccine supporters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2026
In the months since, he has expanded the deployments of troops to US cities, outraging critics.
From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2025
However, after he was later picked out of a police line up the odds were stacked against him, and, on 28 March 2023, he was found guilty at Barnsley Magistrates' Court of outraging public decency.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2024
Russia enacted a similar law that year, outraging women’s rights advocates.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 24, 2024
Likewise, if you read a book without fellowship and respect for its author, you are outraging it.
From A Novelist on Novels by Walter Lionel George
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