despicable
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Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korea's leader, responded by calling Seoul "really despicable" on Friday and once again denied Pyongyang was behind the blasts.
From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026
The Minions, we learn in their latest adventure, were originally a seafaring folk who traveled the oceans in rowboats looking for the most evil and despicable master they could possibly find.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
Ceesay got in some mitigating backstory for his otherwise despicable, cyborg-armed Yutani loyalist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
"I thought he was quite badly behaved in series one, but I do terrible things in series two. I mean really despicable."
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
“But he is very stubborn and refuses to confess. And your mother. Humph. She’s another despicable thing!”
From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang
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Bush's Address on 9/11
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