heinous
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Monaco's Prince Albert II described the incident as a "heinous crime".
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
“I have never paid Epstein for access to women. I was never blackmailed by Epstein. I was not involved with, and had no knowledge of, any of Epstein’s heinous conduct.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Justice Amy Coney Barrett, who wrote the majority opinion, noted that ATS cases "frequently involve heinous and inhumane acts."
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
No doubt, the show had made mistakes and errors of judgment over time, while some of its leaders had faced credible accusations of heinous misdeeds and staff mistreatment.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 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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