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abhorrent

[ab-hawr-uhnt, -hor-] / æbˈhɔr ənt, -ˈhɒr- /


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“We must also be very clear that any response to these abhorrent attacks that curtails our civil liberties would be wrong,” said Green Party leader Zack Polanski, who is Jewish.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer called the prospect of West headlining the festival "deeply concerning" and said the antisemitism in any form was "abhorrent".

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

It “reflects UC Berkeley’s long-standing values and objectives when it comes to combating abhorrent antisemitic expression, harassment, and discrimination when it occurs on the Berkeley campus,” Mogulof said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

They are clearly abhorrent and I have never questioned his conviction.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

So easily she asks such an abhorrent question.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir




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