appalled
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A spokesperson for Drayton Manor said they were "appalled" by the incidents, adding that visitor safety - particularly that of children - was of "highest priority".
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Francis said she was appalled upon learning the result of the appeal two days into the current semester.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
The speech was strewn with falsehoods that must have appalled even sympathetic listeners in the chamber.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
Zimmer had been appalled by Harvard’s actions after the attacks and troubled by the ensuing antisemitism on campus, said people who know him, a time when one of his daughters had been a student there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Now that it looked as though the threats were really to be fulfilled, Bernard was appalled.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
Vocabulary lists containing appalled
Grade 9, List 1
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 8–13
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The Westing Game
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