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pariah

[puh-rahy-uh] / pəˈraɪ ə /


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Myanmar's ex-junta chief Min Aung Hlaing arrived in Bangkok Thursday for his first visit to Thailand as civilian leader, as he seeks a return to the diplomatic fold for his pariah state.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 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

Beijing has also long served as the main mediator between Kim's pariah regime and the rest of the world.

From BBC Jun. 5, 2026

It would be a career-defining assignment and, if done right, would catalyze an economic renaissance bringing capital back to a country that has been a financial pariah for nearly a decade.

From The Wall Street Journal May 26, 2026

He identified himself, begged them to give him refuge in that house which during his nights as a pariah he had remembered as the last redoubt of safety left for him in life.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Myanmar's post-coup leaders have been considered pariahs by many nations abroad.

From Barron's Apr. 10, 2026

Since then, presidents have largely succeeded in hunting down and eliminating these pariahs.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 25, 2026

For a brief moment, militias were pariahs to both parties.

From Slate Jan. 27, 2025

“We obviously want to collaborate, but we’re seen as the pariahs right now, we’re seen as the bogeymen,” Song said.

From Salon Dec. 12, 2024

John Early, a veteran of the Spanish-American War, arrived at Carville in 1918, when patients were treated as prisoners and pariahs rather than people who needed medical care.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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