pariah
Example Sentences
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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
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’s a pariah everywhere he goes, so he doesn’t go much of anywhere.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 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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