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George has been in solitary confinement for long stretches of time and, by all accounts, has been horribly mistreated.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025 -
George has been in solitary confinement for long stretches of time and, by all accounts, has been horribly mistreated.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
17 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Demented cheering was broadcast on social media so loudly that many not-terribly-political Americans took notice.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Oct. 2025
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Not terribly long ago, Spanish restaurants were abundant in this part of Manhattan, but a good number have died off in recent years.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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But not without some awfully tense moments getting there.—
Frank Rajkowski,
Twin Cities,
11 Oct. 2025
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The Matthew Knies, Auston Matthews and Matias Maccelli line was awfully quiet, save for a bad penalty by Knies and the nice empty-netter from Matthews.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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Democrats appallingly gamed the system early on by inserting their activists (rather than fair-minded community members) on the map-drawing panels.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
12 Oct. 2025
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But the rest of the movie is straight-faced, as though its story of two reckless sociopaths vying to destroy the world in their respective modes weren’t appallingly depressing.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
7 Oct. 2025
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Taking just the bare stats into consideration, Rooney's managerial career has been defined by a horrendously low win rate, but that is in addition to a spate of embarrassing off-field antics.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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But on opening night, the Charlotte Bobcats were a complete afterthought thanks to the alarmingly-youthful-seeming Rolling Stones.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Oct. 2025
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Trent Grisham and Chisholm were alarmingly quiet.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The son of an alcoholic named George and a religious zealot named Augusta, Gein was raised alongside his brother Henry in a disturbingly strict household.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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Unlike lower-quality deepfakes, many of the Sora videos appear disturbingly realistic and accurately mimic the voices and facial expressions of deceased celebrities.—
Senior Reporter,
PC Magazine,
2 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The Kansas City Chiefs entered Week 6 badly needing a statement win on Sunday Night Football against the Detroit Lions.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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For now, at least, Matlock season two seems to want very badly to be Matlock season one.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Vilely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vilely. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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