horrific
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"He'd started to stiffen because he had been there for so long, dead, with no-one noticing. It's horrific to think someone's loved one died with no one near them."
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Memories of the horrific wildfires of 2025 are not enough to overcome eco-bureaucracy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said people were rightly sickened by the horrific attack on Monday night in north Belfast.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
State Governor Kathy Hochul described the attack as "an act of horrific violence."
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
One issue outlined horrific prophecies, graphically illustrated, of what Armstrong predicted would be World War III, when the United States and Great Britain would be destroyed by a United States of Europe.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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