horrendous
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Owens said while babirusas "are doing well in our care" numbers in the wild were "radically reducing" and it would be "horrendous if they disappeared, because they were amazing, charismatic animals".
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
"However, it was the only option I had to get out of the horrendous situation that he left us in."
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
"When the sun starts to hit you, you feel like dying. And inside the truck it's twice as bad... it's horrendous," he said, sweat soaking his shirt and running off his nose.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
McHale’s character is horrendous to such a degree that some who watched the first two seasons theorized he didn’t exist.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2024
After that little bit of peacefulness with Emma: another horrendous Nye session.
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
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