horrific
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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 only explanation for the horrific turn her life took must be that she was secretly evil all along.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026
“Justice was served and Li will be held fully accountable for his horrific and senseless crimes.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
It promised a horrific year, cafeteria coleslaw in her locker, her mother’s face crumpling in disappointment.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
Vocabulary lists containing horrific
Commonly Misspelled Words, List 5
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Chapter 9: Civil War and Reconstruction, Lessons 1–2
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