heinous
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But in an attempt to make a cereal for men, the brand has created something arguably more heinous: Manosphere cereal.
From Salon • May 23, 2026
No, Ms. Brown was interested in grief, memory, selective prosecution, hasty police work, the politics of law enforcement, and the need to mollify the public when a heinous crime has been committed and goes unsolved.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Ma supports the death penalty for those who kill police officers in the line of duty or commit heinous crimes against women and children.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Look at trading for a key commodity with a heinous name: RBOB, short for reformulated gasoline blendstock for oxygenate blending.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026
"No, Judge. That's not going to happen. These are the investigators who figured out this heinous crime, and we need them in court to present our case."
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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