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terrible

[ter-uh-buhl] / ˈtɛr ə bəl /


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"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

New York has had terrible luck in major professional sports in recent decades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

A one-off single, released last October, it's a delicious takedown of Le Sserafim's haters, that asks the question: "If we're really that terrible, how come you're so obsessed?"

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

I play back the whole terrible interaction in my head, examining the memory for clues.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison




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