reprehensible
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The "damning" Letby hospital report is also the focus of the Daily Mirror's front page, with Health Secretary Yvette Cooper weighing in on the "reprehensible" treatment of parents who lost their babies.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Thirlwall described the lack of consideration shown to parents as "reprehensible".
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
So while Murrill’s desire to deprive exonerees of money is terrible, Alexander said, her efforts to prevent them from having their names officially cleared are truly reprehensible.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
“He has this eye patch. He rides this Godzilla-sized dragon. And he’s done some pretty reprehensible things.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
She could only imagine, however, at last, that she drew his notice because there was a something about her more wrong and reprehensible, according to his ideas of right, than in any other person present.
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
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