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pariah

[puh-rahy-uh] / pəˈraɪ ə /


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Ed Henry KC, representing Y, said the boy had been made a "pariah" as a result of the public being misled by reporting of the case because of an inaccurate press release from the CPS.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

Melodramatic and hyper-distracted, Lilypad insists that Bonnie will remain a pariah unless she wins over her peers’ snotty group chat.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

Simpson was acquitted, but he never regained the public’s affection or goodwill, and will forever be remembered as a pariah who perhaps got away with literal murder.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Addis has been looking to its neighbor and on-again, off-again enemy, Eritrea, a small pariah state to the east with a relatively long Red Sea coastline.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

He read about the history of the Korean Peninsula, the reputation of the Kim family dictatorship, and his country’s status as an international pariah.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden




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