horrendous
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Rams coach Sean McVay, West Coast area scout Vito Gonella and director of scouting strategy James Gladstone identified Nacua as a must-have addition to a team coming off a horrendous 2022 Super Bowl hangover.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026
"Things are still horrendous for me, her first anniversary just passed and that was really hard, I can't come to terms with the fact she's not coming home," she said.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
“We took out a horrendous, horrible leader who was oppressing his own people,” Jost said.
From Salon • Mar. 1, 2026
He described as "horrendous" the tunnel conditions under the Seaview football pitch, which is downstream from where Noah was seen naked close to the entrance to a storm drain at Linear Park.
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026
What a pitiful and horrendous idea to build a secret society around.
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
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