Traditionally, Mexican presidents have been untouchable while in office, often to become pariahs afterwards.

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Even some previous pariahs of southern Europe are now back on the investment radar for AXA Real Estate.

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"People in the business used to look at us like pariahs, " he says.

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Nevertheless, once drama had been tasted, Mr Magee happily continued to accept work for misfits and pariahs closer to home.

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Civil courage honorees may be pariahs in their homelands--gentlemen usually avoid controversy.

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All the same, they have turned the Progress Party into Norwegian pariahs.

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Unfortunately for KKR Financial, mortgage-backed securities built out of well-performing loans, and the loans themselves, were treated as pariahs along with true subprime debt.

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If you want financials and you want Europe, kind of the two pariahs these days of the investment world, you can combine them in that particular space.

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Even pariahs are getting a chance at redemption.

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Wu said his family was being treated like pariahs in their community amid fears about the virus, and that they were asked to leave their pork stall at the neighborhood market, because its manager felt the media attention they were attracting was bad for business.

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