hellish
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The death row inmate has been caught in a hellish middle ground.
From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2026
"We had a hellish night on Friday," said one resident in the Talladje area near the airbase.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
An impressive 32% of immigrants from the Democratic Republic of the Congo—war-torn and ravaged—have college degrees, as do 19% from hellish Somalia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
"It must have been hellish in the forest at the time."
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
The hellish beast was apparently staying away from me.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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