nightmarish
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The attempt went relatively smoothly, she explains, apart from a "nightmarish" section when cleaning a kid's playground at four in the morning where the game's bright primary colours affected her in "a very psychedelic way".
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
She distinguished herself writing episodes of weird, atmospheric series including Netflix’s “Brand New Cherry Flavor,” a nightmarish exploration of witchcraft and filmmaking in 1990s L.A., and “Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities,” also for Netflix.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
It also extended a nightmarish stretch of Olympic finishes in Shiffrin’s otherwise outstanding career.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026
The author also announced in the statement that he’s been working on a book throughout the “strange, turbulent and occasionally nightmarish year and a half.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026
For a fistful of pickups tailored extra- specially for this nightmarish scenario, try Cyranofeed, available at rates as low as— She was like, “I’m sorry if I embarrassed you at Marty’s.”
From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson
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Rowan of Rin
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Novel Study: Their Eyes Were Watching God, Chapters 12–20
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