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abject

[ab-jekt, ab-jekt] / ˈæb dʒɛkt, æbˈdʒɛkt /


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The issues they faced were "about as abject as failure can get in our world", he added.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

However, he put in an abject 49-minute second-round performance against world number 90 Berrettini.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

INDIANAPOLIS—When Dusty May took over as Michigan’s basketball coach in 2024, he was stepping into an abject disaster.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

India say they can peak at the right time and play their "perfect game" in the Super Eights at the T20 World Cup, while playing down the abject form of opening batsman Abhishek Sharma.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

What belief did I ever hold in my father, whose daily life I so often ridiculed and looked upon with such abject shame?

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee




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