horrifying
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A group of MPs has written to Channel 4 to ask for answers about what they say are "horrifying" allegations aired by Panorama.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
In the Dutch case, Brand said he was approached by a man who had recently uncovered two horrifying secrets: he was a descendant of Seyffardt, and his family had displayed the looted art for years.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
Safety data from 1920 shows that car-related death rates were a horrifying 20 times as high as today, when calculated on a per-mile-driven basis.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026
We have far more intimate, horrifying knowledge about the fundamental evil of power and fame, but little we can do to fight it.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026
I can feel it now, the light searing my retinas, everything stark and white, horrifying.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
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