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abhorrent

[ab-hawr-uhnt, -hor-] / æbˈhɔr ənt, -ˈhɒr- /


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Blake’s motive, authorities said, was to win custody of his daughter from a woman whose lifestyle he found abhorrent.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

"Enhanced measured are necessary to tackle this abhorrent conduct."

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

The attacks were "sad and abhorrent", Ramaphosa said, adding that "we in South Africa deeply regret and mourn" the lives lost.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

Everyone agreed the tree looked abhorrent and it was removed later that day.

From The Wall Street Journal May 12, 2026

The latrines were so abhorrent that most people, Nepalese and Westerners alike, evacuated their bowels outside on the open ground, wherever the urge struck.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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