hellish

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Many youth—not just those who have had the grave misfortune of being arrested and stuck in hellish immigration detention centers—are intently watching these interactions and wondering what’s next for them.

From Slate • Apr. 27, 2026

So this time around, after a hellish year for myself, and frankly, the entire country, I decided Vitamin D was a requirement: I needed to go somewhere warm.

From Salon • Feb. 2, 2026

Those who survived the hellish conditions within these forts were then forced onto ships bound for the Americas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

Former BBC media editor Amol Rajan described the job as "hellish" when Davie first took over.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025

The tall stalks of wild cane looked exhausted from the hellish night.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls