deplorable
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And all his rhetoric was deplorable: He, without any credible evidence, blames the flu vaccine for potentially triggering his SD.
From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026
While local authorities said less than 40 died, NGOs insisted several thousand migrant workers -- many from Nepal -- perished in deplorable conditions in the extreme heat, often from heart attacks.
From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026
Sly, wry, adorable and deplorable, Guillaume Marbeck is priceless as the endlessly irritating and yet frustratingly charismatic Jean-Luc Godard in one of the year’s brightest pictures, a rare standout in a sea of multiplex mediocrity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025
Ms Doutre also said detainees are often kept at facilities with "deplorable" conditions.
From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025
And his deplorable habit of being bold after the event, and full, in absence, of the most extraordinary presence of mind.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
Vocabulary lists containing deplorable
The Book Thief
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Grade 11, List 4
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"A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift
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