abysmal
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She volunteers with a group that visits Skid Row, provides supplies to the people there, and tries to rescue animals who live chained up in abysmal conditions.
From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026
As a witness to the New York Mets’ abysmal inaugural season, Casey Stengel once remarked: “Been in this game one hundred years, but I see new ways to lose ’em I never knew existed before.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
However, their record at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this season is frankly abysmal, so can they expect to turn their form around against fellow strugglers?
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026
For the rest of the time, the returns were abysmal.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026
Sometimes, I discover, my favorite subject, which is the abysmal rate of pay, seems to be a painful one.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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