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Israel’s bombing of Evin lays bare what happens when two reprehensible systems collide: one that cages the innocent, and another that claims to liberate them with bombs.—
Siamak Namazi,
Time,
25 June 2025 -
Trump’s corruption of conservatism, evangelicalism, the law, the Constitution, and democracy has also had the regrettable effect of turning MAGA’s mouthpieces, including sitting lawmakers, into absolutely reprehensible ghouls.—
S.E. Cupp,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2025
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Another’s insurer paid close to $1 million in a single year for worthless care.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
14 May 2025
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And the further fragmentation of the media landscape doesn’t mean that prime time has suddenly turned into worthless real estate.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
9 May 2025
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The fact that so many unworthy players went so far is simply too damning. 38.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
15 May 2025
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Thus, celebrations for this unworthy man begin anew.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
14 May 2025
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By the way, the search for waste, fraud and abuse — call it WFA — has a long and discreditable history.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2025
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Any review of these discreditable events requires recognition of an antidote to this foolishness.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
13 Jan. 2024
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The tricky thing is that the Jackal, across the 10 episodes, does despicable acts of violence and betrayal in order to achieve his goal.—
Ryan Fleming,
Deadline,
19 June 2025
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The deployment showdown also led to one of the state’s most despicable standoffs.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
15 June 2025
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The death of Pope Francis, sadly, has not escaped the attention of these truly contemptible criminals.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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At the time, some of LeBron’s critics saw this as contemptible.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2025
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For example, the 1890s saw the Royal Observatory hire women for the first time, who worked for a pitiful wage as 'computers' to examine and refine observational data.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
22 June 2025
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There is nothing deficient, unnatural or pitiful about being single, as we’re often led to believe.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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This imagined universal audience—always positioned as white—has seen the CNN interview where President Yoweri Museveni uses deplorable language to describe gay people.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 June 2025
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Orlando Sentinel Two arrested in Polk after dogs found in 107-degree home under ‘deplorable’ conditions Polk deputies say the inside of the home was covered in trash, feces and urine Orlando Sentinel Clean bills of health: Which Central Florida restaurants had perfect inspections in May?—
Garfield Hylton,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 June 2025
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“Illaudable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/illaudable. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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