abhorrent
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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer called the prospect of West headlining the festival "deeply concerning" and said the antisemitism in any form was "abhorrent".
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
"Antisemitism in any form is abhorrent and must be confronted firmly wherever it appears," Sir Keir said.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
His abhorrent behavior is sadly too common across the restaurant industry, from the finest dining to the humblest street stalls.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
Pop icon Elton John on Friday accused the publisher of two UK tabloids of "abhorrent" privacy invasions "outside even the most basic standards of human decency" as he testified at London's High Court.
From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026
Tonsures, pigtails, head completely shaved but for a single forelock, long sides drawn into a queue with a raffish short-cut roach in the middle—all of it was prideful and abhorrent to the Pilgrims.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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