outlandish
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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
Such concerns were often based on reports from the czar’s own secret police—the Okhrana—who closely followed Rasputin and his outlandish behavior.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Outdoors: Of all of Pynchon’s outlandish novels, “Mason & Dixon” is, literally, the wildest.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
One of the more outlandish proposed solutions to climate change is to install orbiting fleets of mirrored satellites that can deflect sunlight, so cooling the planet.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
“No, it’s too outlandish to be true. But as she liked to say, just because you don’t see the path doesn’t mean it’s not there.”
From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson
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