hellish
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Piker has survived his first hellish election cycle as a main character.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026
"We had a hellish night on Friday," said one resident in the Talladje area near the airbase.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
A woman whose dead father was discovered at an undertaker's three months after his funeral says her hellish ordeal has "crucified" her.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
As a band played “The Blue Danube,” she blocked out her hellish surroundings and imagined herself on stage in Budapest, dancing to Tchaikovsky’s “Romeo and Juliet.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
It was a huge relief to become functional in this hellish new world, but I was never confident and always made sure to stay close to the others.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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