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gory

[gawr-ee, gohr-ee] / ˈgɔr i, ˈgoʊr i /


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Season 1 was surprisingly great — a gory but smart, richly developed retro-futuristic reflection of class conflict — and wound up being one of Prime Video’s most-watched shows ever.

From MarketWatch

He also said despite warnings from teachers that Rudakubana was looking up gory and violent images online, he was too afraid to restrict his teenaged son's internet access in case it provoked a violent response.

From BBC

To survive, the Predator brand needed to widen its scope beyond the gory mayhem in some past movies, Trachtenberg said.

From The Wall Street Journal

A recent string of deadly bear attacks has prompted Japanese filmmakers to postpone the release of a gory horror movie with the same theme.

From Barron's

Classical music was the extreme music of its time, and proved you don’t need electricity, amplification or even gory lyrics to be heavy.

From Los Angeles Times