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He said that while in Ghana they had been asking for better living conditions since the environment at the military camp where they were placed was "deplorable".

From BBC

The Health and Care Professions Tribunal Service concluded she was dishonest and her behaviour would be regarded as "deplorable" by fellow practitioners and her actions amounted to misconduct.

From BBC

Republicans have been using the deplorable way Kirk was killed to rebrand him as a Christian martyr.

From Salon

Through a family spokesperson, Simon Patterson also told the court of his grief - which has been compounded by the "abrasive" court process and at-times "deplorable" media maelstrom which followed the crimes.

From BBC

Once someone was in custody, the complaint argues, their constitutional rights were further violated by being held in “deplorable” conditions at B-18 without access to a lawyer, or regular food and water.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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