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dreadfully

[dred-fuh-lee] / ˈdrɛd fə li /




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"Martin O'Neill has been dreadfully let down by the Celtic board," Dykes told the BBC's Scottish Football Podcast.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Rebounding from dreadfully depressing injury news to knock out the NBA’s best rebounding team?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

So music breaks down barriers, as characters keep telling us in a dreadfully blunt script: “This isn’t the mill, this is the choral. And we’re all equal here.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

"I suffered dreadfully and still do with my periods but was not diagnosed until my 40s."

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2024

The movie was dreadfully dull, but she didn’t care.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny




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