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egregious

[ih-gree-juhs, -jee-uhs] / ɪˈgri dʒəs, -dʒi əs /


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Last week, Education Secretary Lucy Powell said the interest rate on those loans was "egregious" and the issue was at the top of her in-tray.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

Still, the idea of American prisoners was deeply egregious to many.

From Salon Jul. 4, 2026

“The cases we finally choose to expose are the absolute worst of the worst—the ones with egregious, clear-cut misconduct,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

But was it an egregious, personal error, akin to Totenberg stealing into Alito’s hotel room and absconding with an internal organ, as it has been widely treated?

From Slate Jul. 2, 2026

In that context, then, Coca-Cola’s error with New Coke becomes all the more egregious.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell




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