abysmal
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We are drowning in a sea of abysmal, artificially generated prose.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
For the rest of the time, the returns were abysmal.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026
Two years ago, the Bruins were headed for what looked like a truly abysmal season.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026
Because he faces an abysmal Wolves side, has no competition for a starting spot and has scored five goals in three games, Ekitike gets the captain's armband this week.
From BBC • Dec. 23, 2025
Yet this had not been the moment; it was as far back as he could go, but the secret, the turning, the abysmal drop was farther back, in darkness.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
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