horrendous
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Zack Polanski, leader of the Green Party, described the attack as "horrendous" and said he was "thinking of the victims, their families and everyone who will once again be shaken by this attack".
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
"It was a horrendous day, windy, horrible. He was just taking his time, hands in pockets, like it was gloriously sunny. No arm swing. The Parkinson's walk."
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
He was there for two nights - he told us it was horrendous.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
Rams coach Sean McVay, West Coast area scout Vito Gonella and director of scouting strategy James Gladstone identified Nacua as a must-have addition to a team coming off a horrendous 2022 Super Bowl hangover.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026
She was put in Kroonstad Prison, in the Orange Free State, but her experience there was not as horrendous as her previous stay in Pretoria.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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