atrocious
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Later she laments how the revelation brought her to a low point in her life: “How could my blood do something so atrocious? How could my blood be the cause of other people’s bloodshed?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
"The house reeked when we first got here, it was genuinely atrocious for months," Razan says.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
"At the same time we also need to increase support to Ukraine, so that they can defend themselves, because these attacks are atrocious."
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
“It’s atrocious how secretive they are with these sorts of taxpayer-funded events,” said David Cuillier, director of The Freedom of Information Project at the University of Florida.
From Salon ● Apr. 30, 2026
All of them are atrocious, a few even rainbow-colored.
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
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