detested

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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

"I was not a supporter of British imperialism, in fact I detested it," Yavar tells me.

From BBC • Aug. 15, 2025

He learned to hate the influence of megacorporations and the culture of consuming cheap goods that he thought they fostered, and he detested the waste and pollution that came with it.

From Salon • Nov. 14, 2024

And how I have detested being “Flight Officer Beaufort-Stuart” these past seven weeks!

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein