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abject

[ab-jekt, ab-jekt] / ˈæb dʒɛkt, æbˈdʒɛkt /


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But weeks went by with no response from the tech companies and no sign of who might be sending her those messages - as Krug lived in abject fear, constantly on high alert.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

INDIANAPOLIS—When Dusty May took over as Michigan’s basketball coach in 2024, he was stepping into an abject disaster.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

"He lived in abject poverty. His home had been destroyed," his son, Wilson Maina Kiambati, told AFP.

From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026

Schindler, the former U.N. counterterrorism official, blamed the rapid dissemination of such footage on “an abject failure of the platforms” to police content.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

Gold and silver mines were the dream of all adventurers: a mine could plunge you into abject poverty, kill you with tuberculosis, or make you a rich man overnight.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende




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