outcry
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But the midday, presale removal of the Keith and Vereshchagin paintings prompted immediate outcry.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Conditions there have prompted outcry from rights groups, and UN experts have condemned it as a site of "unparalleled notoriety."
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
The police handling of Nowak's murder has led to national public outcry.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
Its introduction provoked an outcry among users who felt their privacy had been violated but sent engagement soaring.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
Following the outcry over the Lusitania, Germany imposed strict limitations on submarine operations, pledging to warn those on board a vessel about to be attacked so they could abandon ship beforehand.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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