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abhorrent

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


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Lancashire Constabulary described Harvey's behaviour as "abhorrent" and said it had "no place in policing".

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Reform should take "immediate and firm action against those who've been revealed to be making these abhorrent comments".

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

His motive, authorities said, was to win custody of his daughter from a woman whose lifestyle he found abhorrent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Blake’s motive, authorities said, was to win custody of his daughter from a woman whose lifestyle he found abhorrent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

But there was also something much deeper and more fundamentally abhorrent in the impact theory.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson


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