heinous
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"This is the most heinous attack on an American national park in generations," said Laiken Jordahl, a national public lands advocate at the center.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
The father of a seventh-grader living with cancer recently raised the issue of “whether researchers in a trial could be motivated by prediction market profits,” something so heinous it is difficult to contemplate.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
“Sisters of the Midnight Sun” addresses the ethical dilemmas involved in criminal defense when the crimes are particularly heinous.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Monaco's Prince Albert II described the incident as a "heinous crime".
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
She’d expected to see something much more heinous, too, like an enormous bump oozing pus and mucus, but the boy’s arm was red and that was it.
From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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