outlawry

Definition of outlawrynext

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Noun
  • At this time there is nothing to suggest any criminality with respect to their venture.
    Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Police are investigating if any criminality was involved.
    Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • And, of course, boarding schools themselves can be immensely silly, dominated by boys’ pranks, rebellions, and mishaps.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Here are some notable uses of the Insurrection Act, usually to quell rebellions or in cases where local or state authorities were unable or unwilling to maintain order or uphold the Constitution.
    Josh Meyer, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Sure enough, a small mutiny breaks out during lunch.
    Uwa Ede-Osifo, Dallas Morning News, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Then who would be the Giants’ head coaching hire version of Wilson that would create a legit mutiny among its fan base?
    Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The young republic’s survival hinged on distancing itself from a Europe convulsed by revolution and war.
    Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
  • One early muse-like figure is Martin Luther, who in 1524 sparked a revolution by challenging the church’s influence on commerce.
    Valerie L. Myers, The Conversation, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Promoted domestically as a tale of peasant uprising, the film later became a cult curiosity abroad, often mocked for its special effects but recognized as one of the country’s most technically ambitious productions.
    Will Ripley, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
  • This is because monetary policy utterly lacks the excitement of battles or uprisings and the drama of high-level diplomacy.
    Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has repeatedly blamed foreign enemies for unrest while backing the IRGC’s response.
    Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The death toll exceeds that of any other round of protest or unrest in Iran in decades, and recalls the chaos surrounding the 1979 revolution that brought the Islamic Republic into being.
    Elena Becatoros, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • After more than a century of plunder and strife, under tyrants as diverse as King Leopold II of Belgium and Mobutu Sese Seko, the present-day DRC still occupies the dark heart of the continent in much of the world’s imagination.
    Holden Frith, TheWeek, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Located in the Horn of Africa, Somalia is one of the world’s poorest nations and has been beset by chronic strife and insecurity exacerbated by multiple natural disasters, including severe droughts, for decades.
    Omar Faruk, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • That is a recipe for political disruption that defies classic lines between Republicans and Democrats and between conservatives and liberals − particularly among younger voters who have less history with and allegiance to either party.
    Susan Page, USA Today, 12 Jan. 2026
  • From that vantage point, the economy appears to move past each disruption in turn, reinforcing the idea that these are temporary events.
    Gene Ludwig, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2026
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“Outlawry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlawry. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.

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