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utter

[uht-er] / ˈʌt ər /




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If the U.S. healthcare system is dysfunctional, then the long-term-care situation is a complete and utter disaster.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

"I'm asking you to think, for just one minute, of the utter devastation that could have resulted," he said.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

For years, they benefited from a fantastic competitive advantage: complete and utter neglect.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

“The worst possible outcome for a creative person is utter irrelevance,” Soderbergh says.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Fearful that ongoing war would mean utter destruction of their nation, a faction of Shawnee accepted a peace agreement that meant giving up some of their autonomy and the territory they used as hunting grounds.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz




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