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[mawr-bid] / ˈmɔr bɪd /


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However, what Jemima and far too many children like her experience today goes far beyond morbid curiosity.

From Slate • May 12, 2026

Aetna allegedly submitted erroneous morbid obesity codes that were inconsistent with members’ BMIs from 2018 to 2023.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

As a reader might gather, “Neighbors” falls into the category of what is unkindly categorized as freak-show documentary—the characters are objects of morbid curiosity or, maybe, pathos.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Despite its serious subject matter, the novel is neither morbid nor morose.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026

Both she and Ben discovered in themselves a morbid curiosity that made them both secretly ashamed.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman




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