horrid
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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
Risk is a "horrid word" according to the Wales head coach, who refused to acknowledge there was any risk in choosing England as friendly opponents.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 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
The forest ripped past Clare in a crimson smear, his reeling mind taking a beat too long to reach the horrid realization: The hour had struck midnight.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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