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abhorrent

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


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

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Freedman blasted the motion as “one of the most abhorrent examples of abusing our legal system.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

“We must also be very clear that any response to these abhorrent attacks that curtails our civil liberties would be wrong,” said Green Party leader Zack Polanski, who is Jewish.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

The University of Queensland said in a statement to the BBC that Chun's comments were "abhorrent and hateful to the innocent victims of the attack".

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

For generations his ancestors had been bred to retrieve without harming, and there was nothing of the hunter in his make-up; as yet, any killing was abhorrent to him.

From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford




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