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hell on earth

NOUN
living death
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Bereaved families say the review process is "hell on earth" and if it was speedier, further deaths could be prevented.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2025

Their living conditions have been described by one human rights defender as "a hell on earth".

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2025

Running the NHS on a tight budget would be "hell on earth", she said in 2022.

From BBC • Jul. 24, 2024

Three decades after a national publication probed the city’s ills, we gathered a panel of Angelenos to ponder the age-old question: Is Los Angeles hell on earth?

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2024

Kabul in those days, Amir jan, was as close as you could get to that proverbial hell on earth.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini




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