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outrage

[out-reyj] / ˈaʊt reɪdʒ /




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The comments prompted some outrage on social media in Japan, where Takaichi became the country's first woman prime minister last year.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

The news of Rogan’s top spot on the list sparked outrage online.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe faced backlash for his comments on the women's team and there was outrage at their training facilities in 2024, which Skinner defended at the time.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

It turns out the answer was not even there—it was only after the public outrage spilled over that they would speak out.

From Slate Aug. 3, 2026

For a moment, the ablutionist recoiled with a sudden outrage.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

This editorial is hard to read, but unless we want to experience similar terror-driven antisemitic outrages in the future, the truth must be told and retold to and by people of good will.

From The Wall Street Journal May 18, 2026

Major broadcasters give these outrages the same weight as other headlines.

From Salon Mar. 1, 2026

It reveals an American elite blinded to outrages occurring in plain view, due to the clubby nature of high society.

From Slate Nov. 20, 2025

In an interview with historian Brian Harrison in the 1970s, Jessie recalled the so-called "pillar box outrages" were planned "with military precision."

From BBC Apr. 6, 2025

It was then that he decided to review the titles to land that went back a hundred years and he discovered the legalized outrages of his brother, José Arcadio.

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

President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said he was "shaken and outraged" by the attack on "our open society, our way of life" and expressed his condolences to the family and friends of the dead woman.

From Barron's Jul. 26, 2026

Varela was so outraged by the comment he decided to post the video on Reddit in an effort to seek accountability.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

News of the orphanage fire has shocked and outraged many.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

Because for as many people as Byrd tantalized during her legendary cable run through the ’80s and ’90s, there were just as many who were outraged and scandalized by her sex-positive, queer-inclusive values.

From Salon Jul. 10, 2026

Quite naturally she considered the stuffs she wove unapproachable for fineness and beauty, and she was outraged when she heard that a simple peasant girl named Arachne declared her own work to be superior.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

A month later, he posted on X: “The most effective way to prevent the spread of measles is the MMR vaccine,” outraging many of his anti-vaccine supporters.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 22, 2026

In the months since, he has expanded the deployments of troops to US cities, outraging critics.

From Barron's Oct. 18, 2025

They were sentenced to five years for contravening the penal code and outraging public decency.

From BBC Jan. 13, 2025

Russia enacted a similar law that year, outraging women’s rights advocates.

From Seattle Times Apr. 24, 2024

My father thought that I was wrong to come here—exceeding my duty to my neighbour, and outraging my duty towards him.

From Mattie:?A Stray (Vol 3 of 3) by Frederick William Robinson




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