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abject

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


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Emery has needed a way with words at times, refusing to lay into his players at half-time during the abject defeat by Tottenham at the start of the month.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

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

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

A mere two seasons ago, the Wolverines were such an abject disaster that they lost 24 games and fired their coach.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 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

The white families swarmed in a camp off the main street, inconsolable and abject, the meager possessions they were able to save piled around their feet.

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




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