atrocious
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“How many times will ABC’s leadership enable Kimmel’s atrocious behavior at the expense of our community,” she wrote on X.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
“Enough is enough. It is time for ABC to take a stand. How many times will ABC’s leadership enable Kimmel’s atrocious behavior at the expense of our community.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026
The search for a ninth person believed killed in a huge avalanche in the US state of California will stretch into the weekend, officials said Thursday, as atrocious weather hampered operations.
From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026
The defense’s atrocious cornerbacks don’t deserve most of the blame?
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2026
Perhaps he had be come frustrated watching his boyhood chum collect accolades and public acclaim for his marvelous engineering while complacently performing atrocious physics.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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