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"Y behaved deplorably and disgracefully and he of course deserves to be punished," Henry said.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

“We have officers who felt comfortable doing what those officers did, and that is deplorably unacceptable,” said Ms. Nichols, who is not related to Tyre Nichols.

From New York Times ● Jan. 26, 2023

And for decades, the Pac-12 has been the unquestioned leader in diversity hiring in college football, where the national canvass has been deplorably white.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 22, 2021

Yet even when the first blush of victory wore off, Ms. King continued to be a deplorably bad sport, devoid of even a shred of magnanimity.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 14, 2016

The hall was at present occupied by two deplorably sober men and their highly indignant wives.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald


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