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Recent Examples of outlawry
Plot summary The movie is set in Chicago in the 1930s, a time of economic deprivation and bold gangsterism and outlawry.
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Alison Eldridge, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Feb. 2026
Alison Eldridge, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlawry
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Both Dodington and Blanton praised the state for treating violence as a public health problem rather than an issue of criminality.—
Emilia Otte,
Hartford Courant,
13 June 2026
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That politicians and governments and banks and other far-reaching institutions do not face the consequences of their criminality.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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View gallery - 5 images There's a rebellion underway against the always-on, infinitely-scrollable nature of the smartphone.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 June 2026
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Within weeks, the new hypernationalist government mounted an effort to suppress the Russian language in the Donbas, provoking a rebellion among ethnically Russian Ukrainians.—
Wyatt Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
9 June 2026
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The seeds of mutiny are detectable.—
Hanna Rosin,
The Atlantic,
4 June 2026
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Within six months, Richards’ side of the group staged a mutiny, locked Diekmann in his apartment, and forced him to relinquish control.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
1 June 2026
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And yet, most businesses cannot afford to sit out the AI revolution.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
16 June 2026
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That was actually the settlement of a long-term dispute over arms Iran bought from the US before the Islamic revolution.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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Alireza Jafarzadeh, deputy director of NCRI-US, told Fox News Digital that the organization first became focused on stadium surveillance while tracking how Iranian authorities identified protesters during recent uprisings.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
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For nearly eight years, the Ukrainian army—with the neo-Nazi Azov Battalion at the vanguard—tried to bludgeon the uprising into submission.—
Wyatt Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
9 June 2026
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With one eye on opportunities tied to staggering technological advances, massive investments and soaring equity markets, and the other on inflation, global unrest and rising risks, businesses are choosing to build while the building is good.—
Scott Cohn,
CNBC,
16 June 2026
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He was initially paid to post anti-Islam posters and graffiti in Muslim neighborhoods of London, an apparent attempt to stoke unrest.—
Emma Burrows,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
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The financial strife seemed like a death knell for one of the city’s largest redevelopment projects, an effort Stammel spent years helping to engineer.—
Zachary Hansen,
AJC.com,
11 June 2026
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The community in Boulder County has been in good hands through strife and trauma.—
The Denver Post Editorial Board,
Denver Post,
8 June 2026
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This relatively short Hall of Fame tradition came to an abrupt halt in 2020, in part because of COVID-19, but also due to major disruptions in local arts journalism.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
13 July 2025
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That mechanism, the researchers found, was a disruption along the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis, one of the body’s main stress response systems.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 July 2025
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“Outlawry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlawry. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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