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horrendous

[haw-ren-duhs, ho-] / hɔˈrɛn dəs, hɒ- /


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How do you deal with the most horrendous conditions in track and field?

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

"However, it was the only option I had to get out of the horrendous situation that he left us in."

From BBC Jun. 28, 2026

"Eating an ice cream because it's horrible, it feels catastrophic. I don't know what temperature we're at, but it feels horrendous... and I'm from Mexico," she told AFP.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

McHale’s character is horrendous to such a degree that some who watched the first two seasons theorized he didn’t exist.

From Salon Jul. 3, 2024

He knew very little about the realm of Pain, except that it was full of the most horrendous spirits.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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