atrocious
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Mark Joseph Stern: It sounds antiseptic, but it’s absolutely atrocious.
From Slate • Feb. 28, 2026
The search for a ninth person believed killed in a huge avalanche in the US state of California will stretch into the weekend, officials said Thursday, as atrocious weather hampered operations.
From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026
The defense’s atrocious cornerbacks don’t deserve most of the blame?
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2026
Root and Head elevated themselves above the rest and Michael Neser took 4-60 in an improved Australia bowling performance, but England were slapdash with the ball and Smith's dismissal was atrocious.
From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026
“I doubt whether any hack, under pressure, could pen such atrocious melodrama,” Ignatius observed.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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