appalling
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First Minister John Swinney called it an "absolutely appalling case".
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
"At that point, I told the people with me let's go there for work... let's try our luck too," she added, saying she wanted to leave for Europe because she works "under appalling conditions".
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
“After watching football for decades, it is appalling to see how things have changed,” wrote one.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
The father explained that after learning about the Aintree incident, "to then learn that ambulance staff have done the same and we have only found out by raking through these documents is appalling".
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
I looked on the appalling irruptions that bubbled across her forehead now, her cheeks, her chin, her eyelids, and I knew that I should never see her again as once she was.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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