hideous
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Even more striking than the population growth of unicorns has been their swelling sizes, which has set off a portmantavalanche of hideous new classifications.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
Besides, D.C. could even offer the DNC a solution to what is otherwise sure to be a process full of hideous legal and political dilemmas.
From Slate ● May 26, 2026
Rathnayake charged him a ball later and was caught skying a hideous swipe.
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2026
The author tells us about these hideous people.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026
The boy-ogre bared his teeth at me with his lips curled up, in the hideous grimace the Humans call a smile.
From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth
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