horrible
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"It was horrible, like nothing we ever experienced. My daughter was trapped in school. Thank God we are okay," Juana Alveo, a 38-year-old cashier at a store in the central city of Penonome told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
Over the years, the magazine has ranked everything from Super Bowl halftime shows and horrible wedding songs to pre-YouTube viral hits and Declaration of Independence signatures.
From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026
“I actually didn’t think it was horrible when I was pitching.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
Manson said the claims were "horrible distortions of reality" and his "intimate relationships had always been entirely consensual".
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
“I’m Mrs. Tilbury. I’m terribly sorry, remind me of your name? Colin just shouted it, of course, but I’ve a horrible memory. Everything just leaks right out.”
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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