detested
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She detested the East Coast avatars of apocalypse, like Nathanael West, who saw only doom and gloom in sunny L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
A boisterous protest greeted fans arriving at SoFi stadium in Los Angeles, with demonstrators waving the pre-revolutionary flag detested by the leaders of the Islamic republic.
From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026
The process has long been detested by physicians and patients.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
He "detested his father", according to Neave, and left East Yorkshire for London's fashionable society.
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2026
My father, appreciating his employer's position, volunteered immediately to take the General, and thus was obliged to suffer intimate proximity for four days with the man he detested.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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