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terrible

[ter-uh-buhl] / ˈtɛr ə bəl /


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Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten called the incident "terrible" on X and said "Antisemitism has no place in the Netherlands."

From Barron's

"This is a terrible tragedy, and our family is determined to prevent a separate tragedy from occurring, ruining the lives of these students," she told the New York Times.

From BBC

"Each time these collapses or fires happen, the same conversations happen and everyone agrees it's terrible and we should do something about it," says Matt Loader, co-founder of architecture firm Loader Monteith.

From BBC

"They could find all kinds of terrible stuff, but then determine that technically speaking, the percentage of contribution wasn't met."

From Barron's

“My friend just texted me, like, ‘Sucks to be visiting, terrible time right now.’

From The Wall Street Journal