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hellish

[hel-ish] / ˈhɛl ɪʃ /


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"We had a hellish night on Friday," said one resident in the Talladje area near the airbase.

From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026

Around her stood people in T-shirts with the same illustration featured on the church’s bulletin that week: a phoenix representing Boyle Heights rising from the flames of a hellish warehouse.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026

"Ferns responded to and delivered the fuel that fanned the flames, triggering repeated massive wildfires. A truly hellish world."

From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026

"It must have been hellish in the forest at the time."

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

The sun hung above them like the eye of some hellish beast looking down, wilting the world around them.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner




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