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terribly

[ter-uh-blee] / ˈtɛr ə bli /


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Avid AI users won’t be terribly impressed at first.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Aside from being terribly boring and overlong, “Cars” represents Pixar’s first blatant step toward becoming a capitalist behemoth, an animation studio that would continue to prioritize money over media to this day.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

"Birds very often get caught in anti-drone nets or become entangled in fibre-optic cables, injuring their wings, and they suffer terribly," Iryna Snopko, the shelter's 63-year-old director told AFP.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

"He doesn't have a penny to go private and it's painful, terribly painful. will you say 'sorry'?"

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

He felt helpless and heartbroken but also so terribly guilty.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh




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