appalling
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With a hole for a toilet, and dirty mattresses "full of insects", conditions were "appalling", she said.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
Callais no less shocking and appalling for having been anticipated.
From Salon • May 6, 2026
In the early 1920s, the injury and death rates for both aviation and automobile travel were appalling.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026
Balhatchet admitted contempt of court and apologised in person to the Court of Appeal for the "appalling failures" of his force, which Lord Justice Fraser described as "wilfully disobedient".
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
The stench of the camp was so appalling it was all that Dany could do not to gag.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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