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pariah

[puh-rahy-uh] / pəˈraɪ ə /


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Its status as an international pariah has all but erased the country from the stage of global sports.

From The Wall Street Journal

As a parent, I want the law to step in to protect children from predatory tech companies, and to relieve me of the burden of making my own children social pariahs.

From The Wall Street Journal

AI voice startup ElevenLabs was initially viewed as a pariah in Hollywood.

From The Wall Street Journal

Once a cop with a promising career, he became a law-enforcement pariah after mishandling an Alberta murder case involving a 6-year-old child.

From The Wall Street Journal

Back then there had been many years of engagement between the generals and an assortment of UN envoys, exploring ways to end their pariah status and re-engage with the rest of the world.

From BBC