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abhor

[ab-hawr] / æbˈhɔr /


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This isn’t a threat, but a reality I feel I need to convey explicitly, because as a diplomat and a veteran, I abhor war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

Briloff would say that markets abhor uncertainty, and less frequent reporting only adds more.

From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025

“I disagree with or even abhor things that Nick Fuentes says, but canceling him isn’t the answer either.”

From Slate • Oct. 31, 2025

“We abhor and condemn antisemitism in any form,” the California Teachers Assn., wrote in a July letter to the state Senate Education Committee.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025

Lord Darlington came to abhor anti-Semitism; I heard him express his disgust on several separate occasions when confronted with anti-Semitic sentiments.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro




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