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grim

[grim] / grɪm /




ADJECTIVE
horrible in manner or appearance
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From Thailand's rice belt to Vietnam's Mekong Delta, farmers across Asia are making the same calculation - and arriving at the same grim conclusion.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

McMau’s attempts to amplify the story’s grim authenticity occasionally fall flat.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

A few lessons can be learned from this grim tale.

From Slate • Apr. 24, 2026

Even given the grim mortality statistics of their day, some of the Founders suffered disproportionately from family health challenges, and these personal tragedies likely made them receptive to medical innovations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

He looked grim and tired, for his eyes were burning, there was an air of such impersonal cruelty about him that despite myself I shivered.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya




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