appalling
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He should have nothing but support from the bipartisan coalition that deemed the event appalling, discriminatory and contrary to everything Pennsylvania stands for.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
He said the idea was appalling — and not just to him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
"What happened was an appalling abuse of power and leadership that should never have occurred," said the Right Reverend Dr Pete Wilcox.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
He also said then that the "appalling atrocity of slavery" stains Britain's history.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
The class went as quiet as if Sycorax and Caliban—the rats, not the monsters—had appeared before us, clacking their appalling yellow teeth.
From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
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