horrendous
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In 1971, he moved to Minamata, Japan, a coastal city where methylmercury discharged by a chemical company was polluting the water and causing horrendous genetic damage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
A former RUC officer, who gave his name as Joe, described policing the standoff at Drumcree as "horrendous".
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
We’re happy to preface that no act this year was overwhelmingly horrendous, like the Go-Go’s last year at Cruel World.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
“You have to imagine that you just finished volleyball practice and the JV squad is having a horrendous season to really get the full picture.”
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
Such a horrendous noise met him that he staggered backward a few steps.
From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau
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