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gruesome

[groo-suhm] / ˈgru səm /


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Hill, who is recovering after suffering a gruesome season-ending knee injury last September, was among three players released by the team.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

There are also concerns about the gruesome foot blisters that hampered Djokovic.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

It’s an example that underscores how our gruesome microbial adversaries are not, after all, very old.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

At its peak, there were over 6,000 Shakers, joining Ann in rebuking the gruesome, incalculable evils of war and preaching moral generosity.

From Salon • Dec. 27, 2025

She was in the air, and the dreamlike unreality of floating warred with the gruesome truth beneath her.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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