abysmal
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The food was just one instance of poor care over three months with some "abysmal failures", the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman concluded.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
It’s the dog days of summer, with beastly heat, no proper holidays, and an abysmal history.
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2026
Clark, in and out of the lineup because of a back injury all season, never got going and was an abysmal minus-16.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
The former is a truly abysmal “spy film,” if you can degrade the genre by calling it that, while the latter is the best in the franchise, which isn’t saying much.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2026
Her mind was reeling with misconceptions and abysmal value judgments.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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