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outrageous

[out-rey-juhs] / aʊtˈreɪ dʒəs /




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Silkie Carlo, director of Big Brother Watch, said: "Protecting children online is vital, but these are outrageous plans that will fail to address the underlying causes of online harm."

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

There, she can be any version of what the audience believes an obsessed woman might act like — what outrageous and unpredictable things she might do next.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

Obviously having the great Jean Smart in the driver’s seat helped a lot — she revealed the woman beneath the diva even in Deborah’s most outrageous actions.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

If the plan seemed outrageous, the financial logic behind it was actually straightforward.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Some said that picketing had become “little less than criminal” and called it the most outrageous of the “foolish, childish methods you have used trying to harass our overburdened president.”

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling




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