horrors

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She was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 2009 for fiction that chronicled the horrors of Ceaușescu’s totalitarianism, which lasted from 1965 to his overthrow and execution in 1989.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

But because it involved cauterizing lesions, I was put under general anesthesia to spare me the horrors of experiencing it.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

The true horrors of what happened that day can now be reported following the sentencing of staff worker Kimberley Cookson, 23, business owner Deborah Latewood, 55, and the nursery at Wolverhampton Crown Court on Friday.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

In its own way, that’s even more chilling and resonant than the horrors of “The Handmaid’s Tale.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Look at the horrors that have already happened and happened and happened, and nothing.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti