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My heart was already pounding from the awful climb, but there was a sudden thrill and exhilaration.—
Frank C. Hibben,
Outdoor Life,
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Vanderbilt Profile Strengths: Competitive metrics, no bad losses, headliner wins vs. Kentucky and Tennessee. Profile Weaknesses: No key road/neutral wins, awful nonconference SOS.—
Jim Root,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
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The result was good for the Jayhawks, as the Cyclones shot a hideous 1-for-12 (11%) from long range.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
4 Feb. 2025
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Rust is a big deal, as is the fact that many Panteras have been mangled by previous owners bestowing hideous enhancements (think bad celebrity plastic surgery) on otherwise desirable cars.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
17 Jan. 2025
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With no evidence and with no proof, President Trump recklessly and outrageously blamed Wednesday night’s horrid mid-air collision in Washington on his all-encompassing boogeyman of diversity, equity and inclusion.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
31 Jan. 2025
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Indian stocks appear to be recovering from their horrid start to the year.—
Ganesh Rao,
CNBC,
16 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile the parents had suffered years of horrible harassment and death threats from Jones’ followers.—
Rochelle Eastman,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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His death was so horrible that people still don’t talk about it.—
Julie Seabaugh,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2025
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Since winning at Boise State on Jan. 4 and blowing out Air Force at home four days later, the season had become a grind – a double-digit loss at New Mexico, a rare home loss against UNLV, a string of ugly wins against the Mountain West’s bottom-feeders after overcoming dangerously large deficits.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
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With 23 seconds left and USC up one on Minnesota in an ugly, ugly basketball game, Golden Gophers head coach Ben Johnson clamored to the officials for a timeout.—
Luca Evans,
Orange County Register,
15 Feb. 2025
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Essay The Agony and the Ecstasy of the West Edmonton Mall Max Fawcett On learning to love the abominable mix of Soviet brutalism and unrelenting American capitalism around which Edmonton revolves.—
Max Ufberg,
hazlitt.net,
4 Jan. 2025
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The clear attempt to further divide our country was abominable.—
Vivian Jones,
The Tennessean,
8 Mar. 2024
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My fellow single friend and I had spent the evening sipping wine and sharing increasingly horrendous online dating stories.—
Eva Koelzer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Feb. 2025
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They have been bullied and obliging with horrendous individual errors.—
Rob Tanner,
The Athletic,
8 Feb. 2025
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The return of Dina Manzo wasn’t enough to counter the regrettable new additions, particularly Amber and her loathsome husband, Jim.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
29 Jan. 2025
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But the actor only ever knuckles down at being loathsome.—
Glenn Kenny,
New York Times,
13 Dec. 2024
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