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horrific

[haw-rif-ik, ho-] / hɔˈrɪf ɪk, hɒ- /


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He added: "We've also learnt that cool heads are needed, even in those most horrific of circumstances."

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

“It’s a very pleasant job, but at a moment like this, you’re covering one of the most horrific events ever, and humility comes,” said Edwards.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

With ramifications of the horrific images sinking in, and their justices away, clerks from other chambers soon left the building.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

"Many in my generation remember exactly where we were on that horrific day" in 2001, said Beth Hillman, 59, president of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum and a US Air Force veteran.

From Barron's Sep. 7, 2026

The horrific days came to follow a routine.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson




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