heinous
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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has described the case as "appalling", adding that the two girls had "shown extraordinary bravery and strength in heinous circumstances".
From BBC • May 26, 2026
Rabbi Noah Farkas, president and chief executive of the Jewish Federation of Los Angeles, said that the Jewish community continued to mourn Kessler’s loss and welcomed “the admission of guilt for this heinous crime.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
Mr. West has said and done some truly heinous things.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
Prabowo said on Instagram that Indonesians "strongly condemn every heinous act that undermines peace and causes the deaths of our nation's soldiers".
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
He pronounced "incorrect" as though the term described the most heinous crime imaginable, and I stared at him open-mouthed, feeling a vague guilt.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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