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abhorrent

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


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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer called the prospect of West headlining the festival "deeply concerning" and said the antisemitism in any form was "abhorrent".

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

A government spokesperson said the "abhorrent practice" should never have taken place.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

It “reflects UC Berkeley’s long-standing values and objectives when it comes to combating abhorrent antisemitic expression, harassment, and discrimination when it occurs on the Berkeley campus,” Mogulof said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

Pop icon Elton John on Friday accused the publisher of two UK tabloids of "abhorrent" privacy invasions "outside even the most basic standards of human decency" as he testified at London's High Court.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

Apartheid is, in my view, as abhorrent as anti- Semitism.

From "Night" by Elie Wiesel




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