abysmal
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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
Neither Lloyd nor co-instructor O'Dwyer were qualified to lead the tour, and Mrs Justice Stacey criticised the "abysmal" approach to health and safety.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
She volunteers with a group that visits Skid Row, provides supplies to the people there, and tries to rescue animals who live chained up in abysmal conditions.
From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026
You might have heard that January home sales were abysmal, and that a trade group’s chief economist described the situation as a “new housing crisis.”
From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026
Yet this had not been the moment; it was as far back as he could go, but the secret, the turning, the abysmal drop was farther back, in darkness.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
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