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abhorrent

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


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Abhorrent though they were, Ms. Mitchell’s comments were hardly surprising.

From Washington Post • Apr. 26, 2023

Abhorrent as these things are, they’re not considered police matters, and it’s unclear what recourse Callisto provides beyond a general knowledge that a harasser has targeted multiple people.

From The Verge • Apr. 17, 2018

The 80-year-old said he was "fuming and furious" about the error, which saw songs by the group Abhorrent Decimation printed on his CD.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2016

Clifton's track listing was mixed up with that of Abhorrent Decimation's album, Miasmic Mutation.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2016

Abhorrent as all publicity was to her, she felt and avowed the obligation to publish those facts of her life in which their reputation was concerned.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 40, February, 1861 by Various




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