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horrible

[hawr-uh-buhl, hor-] / ˈhɔr ə bəl, ˈhɒr- /


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But it’s horrible when it happens, because I’m a very serious person when I fight.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

"MND is a horrible disease, it strips you of who you are," he tells the BBC at his home in Alloa, Scotland.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

“There is no way to slice and dice this report to water down the horrible headline,” writes John Ryding, chief economic advisor at Brean Capital.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

“It’s horrible and heartbreaking and pathetic that the city administrators don’t intervene with DTE to ensure trees are not butchered,” one resident said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Made him realize that in some horrible way, he was not special.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman




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