terrible
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What’s frustrating isn’t that the jokes are terrible.
From Salon • 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
In a terrible week of grief, I'm told they were touched to hear their son's death being acknowledged calmly in the country's parliament.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
“Truly, I feel terrible that you came all this way,” I end up saying.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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