odious

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I’m personally not thrilled about having to share the title of “Most Famously Odious Person From Calgary,” but if he wins the election, I guess we can take turns wearing the tiara.

From Slate • Jan. 7, 2025

“It is vital that the myth of Hamilton as ‘the Abolitionist Founding Father’ end,” Serfilippi writes in the paper, entitled, “‘As Odious and Immoral a Thing’: Alexander Hamilton’s Hidden History as an Enslaver.”

From Seattle Times • Nov. 10, 2020

In the paper, titled “‘As Odious and Immoral a Thing’: Alexander Hamilton’s Hidden History as an Enslaver,” Jessie Serfilippi, a historical interpreter at the mansion, examines letters, account books and other documents.

From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2020

In his new book, Greece's Odious Debt, Jason Manolopoulous notes that of the 151 doctors on the Athens equivalent of Harley Street, 34 last year claimed an annual income of less than €10,000, or £8,770.

From The Guardian • Jul. 31, 2011

Odious repetition of those words, "Order reigns in Warsaw," and "The chassepot has done wonders."

From History of the Commune of 1871 by Lissagary, P.