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abject

[ab-jekt, ab-jekt] / ˈæb dʒɛkt, æbˈdʒɛkt /


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For just over 30 minutes, attention officially then turned to the future - what would come next for Scotland after another abject major tournament showing.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026

Some 72 hours of abject misery would be the longest since the USA had to wait four days to learn their fate in 1994, according to Stats Perform.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

The issues they faced were "about as abject as failure can get in our world", he added.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

INDIANAPOLIS—When Dusty May took over as Michigan’s basketball coach in 2024, he was stepping into an abject disaster.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

He leaned to whisper in my ear, his voice suddenly abject.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin




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