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appalling

[uh-paw-ling] / əˈpɔ lɪŋ /


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Speaking to the Inquiry in 2024, he apologised on behalf of Fujitsu "for our part in this appalling miscarriage of justice".

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On the same programme, Conservative shadow cabinet member Stuart Andrew also called the comments "disgraceful" and "appalling".

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The two disasters have striking similarities, and not only in their appalling impact on victims.

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Whether you have sympathy for him, think his behaviour is appalling, or something in between, there's clearly a poisonous row raging over what he did.

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Describing the experience as "appalling" she said her mother did not want to be there.

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