despicable
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They have committed the most despicable and vindictive acts against the very people who risked everything for the revolution.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
"I thought he was quite badly behaved in series one, but I do terrible things in series two. I mean really despicable."
From BBC • May 13, 2026
The chimp war study went viral for a variety of reasons, not least of them the lurid spectacle of a species other than our own committing despicable acts.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026
Estrosi, who is a vocal supporter of Israel and whose wife is Jewish, denounced the act as despicable and said he wouldn’t be intimidated.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026
“But he is very stubborn and refuses to confess. And your mother. Humph. She’s another despicable thing!”
From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang
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Bush's Address on 9/11
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