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sordid

[sawr-did] / ˈsɔr dɪd /


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For those outside the citadel—anti-boomer millennials, Gen Z, the underpaid and aggrieved—the Epstein revelations tell a sordid story they’ve long suspected.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

The best evidence of that sordid policy comes from Kissinger’s own National Security Council files, including near-verbatim transcripts of his face-to-face negotiations with communist leaders.

From Salon • Nov. 1, 2025

In “Gotham at War,” Mr. Wallace takes us on a fascinating excursion into both the now lost yet somehow familiar human superstructure, and the sometimes sordid underbelly, of the city we know today.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

That sordid history won’t necessarily make anyone feel better about the current state of affairs, nor should it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 4, 2025

I believe you’ll find nothing sordid in this.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith




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