appalling
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"Those who did make it had appalling conditions. Reading about the conditions on the ships and what happened to them when they arrived in the Caribbean and the Americas is really pretty harrowing."
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
He said the idea was appalling — and not just to him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
He also said then that the "appalling atrocity of slavery" stains Britain's history.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
“The events that took place on our campus in 2024 were appalling then and remain so now,” the message said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
If I got to be so indiscriminate about what I ate, it was not simply because of appalling hunger; it was also plain rush.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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