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Online, scandalized viewers torched the appearance.
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2024
Elsa’s father, Ferdinando, was as rich as Croesus but, scandalized by his daughter turning her back on the family’s prim, conservative ways, left her to make a living for herself.
—Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 5 Aug. 2024
Back home after leaving school, Bamber had grown cannabis behind the cattle shed and scandalized the family by carrying on an affair with a married mother of three.
—Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
But Damascus has scandalized every Potemkin effort at reform or negotiation.
—Michael Weiss, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2012
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2024
Elsa’s father, Ferdinando, was as rich as Croesus but, scandalized by his daughter turning her back on the family’s prim, conservative ways, left her to make a living for herself.
—Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 5 Aug. 2024
Back home after leaving school, Bamber had grown cannabis behind the cattle shed and scandalized the family by carrying on an affair with a married mother of three.
—Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
But Damascus has scandalized every Potemkin effort at reform or negotiation.
—Michael Weiss, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2012
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Patterson, who identifies as conservative and cast an early ballot for Trump-Vance, said she was not offended by Hinchliffe's joke about Puerto Rico.Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
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Most concluded that what had happened was that the paper’s owner, Jeff Bezos, who has plenty of business with the federal government, and with the election approaching, dared not offend Donald Trump.David Remnick, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2024
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Kissinger was well known for seducing journalists with flattery, access, and scoops, never losing his composure when something in the press displeased him.Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
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The state has a large Middle Eastern population, and many voters, especially young ones, have been displeased with the Biden/Harris administration’s handling of the ongoing conflict.Suzette Hackney, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
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Politico reported on Monday that many Puerto Ricans in the state are outraged by the comment and that some are planning to protest at the Allentown rally.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
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Puerto Rico residents outraged by the remarks a conservative comedian made about the island nation during a Sunday rally for Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden won't be able to make their displeasure known at the polls.Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2024
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What this means in gory practice is that, after just one injection, Moore’s spine splits open—a goopy, grisly sequence that is wildly fun, if nauseating, to behold—and a shiny, taut new body (Margaret Qualley, looking resplendent) slithers out.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024
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For Lucy, the idea that Stephen changed for someone else is both nauseating and an impossible thing to consider.Dana Feldman, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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Last summer, for example, a red tide bloom released a neurotoxin called domoic acid that sickened sea lions and other marine mammals along the California coast, including in Los Angeles.Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
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McDonald’s announced Sunday that Quarter Pounders will again be on its menu at hundreds of its restaurants after testing ruled out beef patties as the source of the outbreak of E. coli poisoning tied to the popular burgers that killed one person and sickened at least 75 others across 13 states.Sarah Parvini, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2024
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Like the film itself, Hanks is no-nonsense as a commander who reveals little about himself between barking orders and offering steely words of encouragement to the inexperienced, frightened young men around him.Tim Grierson, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2024
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Researchers estimate that in the United States, wildfire smoke claims 5,000 to 15,000 lives each year — yet these deaths don’t get attention because there is no dramatic footage of flames to frighten us.Nicholas Kristof, The Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2024
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Women have revolted against the GOP in various elections since the Supreme Court ruling.L'Oreal Thompson Payton, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024
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Not surprisingly, the core DC fans revolted, and the result is damage to the brand.Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 8 Oct. 2024
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The two played four minutes together during one of the Lakers’ six preseason games, a moment that left LeBron James amazed.Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
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The title signals the jump scare that the image maker hoped would likewise amaze the viewer when the 3D ghost loomed before their very eyes.Andrea Kaston Tange, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Scandalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scandalize. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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