terrible
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What’s frustrating isn’t that the jokes are terrible.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026
"We do not want this terrible tragedy to be used to divide people or fuel hostility," they said.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
“Some journalist recently counted how many cops I’ve played and it was a terrible number,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
"I have terrible days, but I have a lot of good days as well. But my terrible days tend to be with the pressure of having to chase this up again," said Kay.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
“Yes, and who remembers the schoolmaster of them early years, him whose final resting place is right outside in the Balm of Gilead graveyard? Who remembers the terrible Increase Whittlesey of blessed memory?”
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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