outrage
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But in the meantime, such incidents risk becoming workaday stories that no longer inspire widespread outrage.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
But the tape drew outrage from Bush’s female colleagues at NBC News.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
I agree that the internet teems with performative outrage, but come on.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
It has also prompted public outrage as to how a fugitive father, who had three children with him, could have evaded authorities for so long.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
“But your honor will not deny me this one and only poor privilege of protest against this high-handed outrage upon my citizen’s rights,” Anthony responded.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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Then came the daily announcements and receipts documenting scandalous spending outrages, not all of which lived up to their original billing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025
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
Will an overall fatigue with the outrages associated with ‘Emilia Pérez’ sink its chances of taking home the best picture Oscar?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2025
Briony had heard her mother and sister analyze the latest twists and outrages, charges and countercharges, and she knew her cousins' visit was an open-ended one, and might even extend into term time.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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The younger man emerges from this labyrinth of court proceedings and outraged amour-propre in the worst possible light.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Residents were also outraged that the nearby Santa Ynez Reservoir, which had been drained for lengthy repairs, sat empty and dry as neighborhoods burned.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
When Peters was sentenced, Trump declared himself outraged.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
Canadians became outraged over the weekend as a number of companies and government organizations in Ontario and elsewhere displayed “Lake America” on their websites, as reported by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
“I’m talking to this lot!” said Ginny, outraged.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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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
The court also rejected calls for Husain, then in exile, to be summoned and asked to explain his paintings, which were accused of outraging religious sentiments and disturbing national integrity.
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2025
Russia enacted a similar law that year, outraging women’s rights advocates.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 24, 2024
If he had the satisfaction of outraging the feelings of all in court, and insulting every sense of propriety and decorum, he paid heavily for the brief triumph.
From That Boy Of Norcott's by Charles James Lever
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