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depraved

[dih-preyvd] / dɪˈpreɪvd /


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Calling him a "depraved individual", the judge at Nottingham Crown Court handed him a two-year suspended prison sentence.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Yet its parties, even at their most decadent and depraved, were never quite cool.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

By the way, the release date for the new and depraved “Animal Farm” is May 1, 2026—International Workers’ Day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2026

We know there will be no real consequences for this depraved behavior — only continued normalization.

From Salon • Dec. 16, 2025

Shrieks and depraved music throbbed, muffled, through the closed windows.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt




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