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horrendous

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


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In New York, for example, she engaged high-profile feminists in the grape boycott, highlighting the horrendous working conditions of mothers and pregnant women during harvests.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

“Doing a weekly series was the most physically exhausting and horrendous time of my life,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Pollard, whose business only employs one other person, said she had received "horrendous" abuse online from disappointed guests who thought she was responsible for the fake reservations for properties that did not exist.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Yes, this horrendous TV egg could only have hatched in a place like Hollywood, where mother-daughter spa days might also mean going under the knife.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026

They were horrendous —a thick mass of them on her head, a swarm trailing back like a comet’s tail as she flew through the air.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen


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