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horrid

[hawr-id, hor-] / ˈhɔr ɪd, ˈhɒr- /




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That reduces China’s response time to a border flare-up and “pushes power projection in that horrid terrain,” Symon said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

“The morale at JPL is horrid right now,” the mechanical engineer said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2025

"It's a real strong, horrid smell that you can't escape," said Sarah Lewis.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2025

Then again, Putin has survived a plethora of plots, threats, and horrid situations that would have knocked many other dictators out of power or worse.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2024

‘I shall be very angry in a moment. We have had too much of that horrid way of talking. You had better go to your room, as Mr Hooper has told you.’

From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill




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