horrendous
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We’re happy to preface that no act this year was overwhelmingly horrendous, like the Go-Go’s last year at Cruel World.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
“You have to imagine that you just finished volleyball practice and the JV squad is having a horrendous season to really get the full picture.”
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
"It's just mentally horrendous more than anything, just trying to find out what it was," she says.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
In 2008, at the end of a week largely dominated by horrendous weather, Padraig Harrington prevailed with a winning score of three over par, four shots clear of Ian Poulter.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
“Even if things are horrendous at home, you give the customer your best.”
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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