horrible
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“You can’t unhear his horrible reaction to something. But everyone has that, and then it goes away.”
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026
Routinely dubbed a “bad boy” when he debuted as a young playwright, Mr. McDonagh is now in his 50s and seems newly concerned with the human need for connection, even among horrible men.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
"It's horrible, because you know it's not real but you're terrified it might be."
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
Ortiz added that the passengers of the Iryo told him their train was stationary when the collision happened, describing a "horrific, horrible" scene that "smelled of an accident, of metal".
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
A horrible smell like bad meat and garbage.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
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