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horrid

[hawr-id, hor-] / ˈhɔr ɪd, ˈhɒr- /




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After a horrid few days, Slot and Liverpool finally had something to smile about.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025

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

UCLA’s run game was horrid in the opener, gaining 24 yards in 13 carries if you take away quarterback Ethan Garbers’ scrambles.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2024

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

He hardly slept the rest of the night, listening to the horrid rain and knowing that no matter how high the creek came, Leslie would still want to cross it.

From "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson




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