egregious

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Van Dyke’s arrest signals that U.S. authorities won’t ignore allegations of egregious behavior on the platforms, even as the Trump administration has otherwise taken a largely laissez-faire approach to prediction markets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

“When inflation is taken into account, it’s not nearly as egregious as it seems,” Taylor said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

"You cannot equate what is totally natural - that 10% of the population loves the same sex - with egregious crime," he told the BBC.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Successfully prosecuted cases of the most egregious offenders are a deterrent, and when government resources to enforce the laws are weakened, “it has to undermine confidence in the tax system.”

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

As they tried to absorb their lessons and experience, and to synchronize their efforts, they lived in constant fear of making any of the many egregious errors Bolles kept pointing out to them.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown