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abject

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


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But weeks went by with no response from the tech companies and no sign of who might be sending her those messages - as Krug lived in abject fear, constantly on high alert.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

However, he put in an abject 49-minute second-round performance against world number 90 Berrettini.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Just two years ago, they were among the worst teams ever to set foot on the hardwood, an abject disaster that once lost 28 games in a row.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

India say they can peak at the right time and play their "perfect game" in the Super Eights at the T20 World Cup, while playing down the abject form of opening batsman Abhishek Sharma.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

Cora curled on the floor of the main room, too afraid to sleep up there with them, those abject creatures.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead




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