awful
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Not before an awful lot of work, though, and Charles Crocker, the indefatigable, hard-handed railroad magnate in charge of the Central Pacific’s construction crews, looked around for people to do it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
In modern lingo, plague is shorthand for something really awful: “I caught the plague last weekend!,”
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026
“Sometimes life is just awful and sometimes drama has to stare that in the face. It’s a warning.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Some newly released prisoners spoke to the BBC as they were freed, including former bus driver Michael Bogle - who described the conditions inside London's Wandsworth Prison as "awful".
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
‘Hannie, I know it’s awful, but we have to do what they say. They’re only trying to keep us safe.’
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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