deplorably
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“We have officers who felt comfortable doing what those officers did, and that is deplorably unacceptable,” said Ms. Nichols, who is not related to Tyre Nichols.
From New York Times ● Jan. 26, 2023
And for decades, the Pac-12 has been the unquestioned leader in diversity hiring in college football, where the national canvass has been deplorably white.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 22, 2021
He apologised "unreservedly" for the offence his "deplorably inflammatory" words had caused, saying he has spoken last month "with awful clumsiness".
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2020
Yet even when the first blush of victory wore off, Ms. King continued to be a deplorably bad sport, devoid of even a shred of magnanimity.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 14, 2016
The hall was at present occupied by two deplorably sober men and their highly indignant wives.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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