horrific
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Dr. Tanya Haj-Hassan, a pediatric intensive care physician who had volunteered in Gaza, described the horrific scenes she witnessed.
From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2026
“This horrific phrase ‘nepo baby’ is horrible because these kids didn’t ask to be born into this,” Zeta-Jones told the Sunday Times.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Now that their horrific plight coincides with Abraham and Szor’s second documentary, that goal stands to become a reality.
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2026
Sheeran described the 7 October 2023 Hamas-led attacks as "horrific", and also called the situation in Gaza "unjustifiable" in his first in-person remarks on the matter since the controversy erupted.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
The aftermath was horrific, with media reports showing hospitals without backup power, distraught families herded into the Superdome, emergency workers hamstrung by a lack of supplies.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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