terrible
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Gareth Polland, who runs convenience shop The Store, said the situation was as bad as they had feared and the impact had been "terrible".
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
“I’ve always been terrible at negotiating. I freeze, accept the first number, and regret it for months,” one Reddit user wrote.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
And we definitely didn’t want to lose the one nonbinary character in the show — a terrible trope we were loath to fuel.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
As for the Knicks, the defeat launched nearly three decades of fired coaches, terrible trades, talentless rosters—and one remarkable hot streak that has them right back on the sport’s biggest stage.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
I’m so sorry for the terrible things I said.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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