abomination
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“Hollywood’s New Vandalism,” they called it, placing the blame for this creative abomination on two of the main companies leading the charge — and one man, Ted Turner.
From Salon ● May 8, 2026
"It's allowing developers to game the system," the veteran of more than 50 years says, adding that making it law would be an "absolute abomination".
From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2025
For anyone who has seen this abomination up close, the conclusion is unbearable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
“People who collect patterned glass think this is an abomination because it’s not in its original state. That’s ridiculous. I love it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2025
To places that didn’t share a border with slave states, had never countenanced the abomination of slavery.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
Over the decades, they have produced classics such as “Exile on Main St.” and “Some Girls,” mediocrity like “Steel Wheels,” and abominations such as “Dirty Work.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Inside the church, services are held as abominations are uncovered outside.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 10, 2022
Old garlic, burnt garlic, garlic cut too long ago, garlic that has been smashed through one of those abominations, the garlic press, are all disgusting.
From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2022
But symbols matter, and toppling a statue is often a powerful statement: the end of a regime or an empire, or simply of averting the community’s gaze from atrocities and abominations perpetrated by the subject.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 3, 2021
She could taste their rage at Wick’s abominations, distinguish each soul’s flickering memories as they buzzed through the air.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
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