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horrible

[hawr-uh-buhl, hor-] / ˈhɔr ə bəl, ˈhɒr- /


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It’s that today’s audiences have zero stomach for happy endings about horrible wrongs.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

"The feeling is overwhelming. I will do the horrible bits 100 times over, I'll do it and do it and do it. This is amazing."

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

Their biggest area of agreement was that Ewoks were horrible, just an effort “to give the kids something,” and that while “Stargate” was a terrific movie, “Stargate SG1” was an even better series.

From Salon Jul. 31, 2026

Housewife Yenith Salcedo said she "felt horrible" upon feeling the blast.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

They all seemed to think he had said something really horrible.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff




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