heinous
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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has described the case as "appalling", adding that the two girls had "shown extraordinary bravery and strength in heinous circumstances".
From BBC • May 26, 2026
Rabbi Noah Farkas, president and chief executive of the Jewish Federation of Los Angeles, said that the Jewish community continued to mourn Kessler’s loss and welcomed “the admission of guilt for this heinous crime.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
Neither the bank nor Ariane de Rothschild “knew of Epstein’s heinous crimes nor are they party to any proceedings whatsoever in connection with Epstein’s actions,” the bank said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
Look at trading for a key commodity with a heinous name: RBOB, short for reformulated gasoline blendstock for oxygenate blending.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026
He moaned the whole night through as if he had, in fact, been guilty of some heinous crime.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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