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outlandish

[out-lan-dish] / aʊtˈlæn dɪʃ /


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When insurers refuse to pay what they consider outlandish or unjustified claims, some providers pursue people directly, dragging families into financial and legal turmoil and disrupting care for disabled children.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Over the last decade, he has noticed that tie-in foods have become increasingly outlandish.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

I know — some people may think this is an outlandish idea.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

With neither party offering an alternative to policies of mass incarceration, recognizing the humanity of those convicted of crimes seems outlandish — and offering them a path to redemption seems downright heretical.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026

It is perhaps this characteristic that makes the usual bestiary so outlandish to the twentieth-century mind.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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