abysmal
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Worse, the Sparks’ abysmal 17.2 three-point percentage all but abandoned that avenue of attack, leaving the team to face Malonga in the paint.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
In an abysmal opening day for home hopes, 10 British players - including Cameron Norrie, the highest ranked Briton - quickly toppled out of the tournament.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
The former is a truly abysmal “spy film,” if you can degrade the genre by calling it that, while the latter is the best in the franchise, which isn’t saying much.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2026
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
The quality of this female interaction had been worse than abysmal.
From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi
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