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atrocious

[uh-troh-shuhs] / əˈtroʊ ʃəs /




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Her viral “SNL” sketch “Haircut” — in which Padilla goes to dinner with friends, disturbing them with her atrocious haircut — was created at Groundlings, where it killed.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

"I'm working in the kitchen, so it's atrocious," she added.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

“It’s atrocious how secretive they are with these sorts of taxpayer-funded events,” said David Cuillier, director of The Freedom of Information Project at the University of Florida.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026

“How many times will ABC’s leadership enable Kimmel’s atrocious behavior at the expense of our community,” she wrote on X.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

All of them are atrocious, a few even rainbow-colored.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez




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