abhorrence
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He conveys the grief and terror felt by abolitionists in the founding generation, who predicted catastrophe, and the abhorrence of the institution among such men as Adams, who believed in emancipation by gradual means.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Sampson said: "Balancing these considerations in my view, including the public abhorrence to this practice, there has to be a custodial sentence."
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
It had everything to do with the public’s interest in the news and the First Amendment’s abhorrence of prior restraints.
From Slate ● May 21, 2024
He continued to voice concerns about religious freedom for Christians in Muslim lands, and to express abhorrence of any violence committed in the name of God.
From New York Times ● Dec. 31, 2022
To Pascal, this seemingly bizarre behavior proved that it wasn’t an abhorrence of the vacuum that drove the mercury up the tube.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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