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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

“I feel terrible about what happened. I feel really bad about my actions and some of the terrible behavior I did,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

As my wife held Charlie Kirk’s widow on the first day of her terrible sorrow, Erika told Usha between sobs that she regretted having only two kids with Charlie.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 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 wanted to tell him to lie in his bed with the door closed against that terrible smell.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff




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