scandalize
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"People were quite scandalised, nervous, terrified about the possibility of what could potentially go wrong - bringing 50 lions to the Wiltshire countryside."
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
His remark made headlines in Arab media and scandalised mainstream Israeli broadcasters.
From Reuters • Nov. 5, 2023
The Vatican and the conservative management of RAI, the national Italian TV station where Canzonissima was broadcast, were scandalised.
From The Guardian • Nov. 16, 2020
Ramsay Smith’s activities had scandalised the pathology community in Adelaide.
From The Guardian • Jul. 4, 2020
The responsibility of giving the lady away devolved upon the Aged, which led to the clergyman’s being unintentionally scandalised, and it happened thus.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
Vocabulary lists containing scandalize
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Vocabulary from Readings 3, Unit 3
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