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terrible

[ter-uh-buhl] / ˈtɛr ə bəl /


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The family of the victim said they did not want this "terrible tragedy to be used to divide people or fuel hostility".

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

"We do not want this terrible tragedy to be used to divide people or fuel hostility," they said.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

“Some journalist recently counted how many cops I’ve played and it was a terrible number,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

As my wife held Charlie Kirk’s widow on the first day of her terrible sorrow, Erika told Usha between sobs that she regretted having only two kids with Charlie.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

‘We had the most terrible argument, Hannie and I,’ she says.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler




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