terrible
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One Sunday in September 2022, a man walked into Croydon police station and told officers he needed to reveal a terrible secret he'd carried for almost half a century.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
But based on oral arguments, I think this may be yet another case that crashed into the shoals of Alabama’s terrible lawyering.
From Slate • May 23, 2026
It’s a cycle: Consumers want to save money because they don’t earn enough in the first place, and that demand drives terrible working conditions for the people who make the clothes.
From Salon • May 22, 2026
For Leslie Fiedler, the greatest works of American literature were those that engaged with terrible fears and forbidden desires.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
But by the end of The Stars Fall, Essa was in a terrible place.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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