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morbid

[mawr-bid] / ˈmɔr bɪd /


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Next steps: It may feel morbid to plan for life as a widow or widower, but smart advance tax-planning strategies mean facing the “what-ifs.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

Thinking about those details did not feel morbid to her.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Lynch’s impulse to fragment takes a more playful, if morbid, turn in the “Kits.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

Some particularly graphic scenes make this morbid epic more appropriate for adults, but Mr. Kraus’s gruesome sensibilities had always been an awkward fit for YA readers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

We all scooted closer on our stools, like it was story-time in some morbid kindergarten.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs




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