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Worse than the demise of the newspaper is the web replacement seattlepi. com - atrocious, a mess, no chance of success, an insult to the journalists who toiled at the newspaper for generations and the Pacific Northwest readers who deserve much better.— PR Blog News
Performance from distant parts of the world was atrocious, and that's putting it mildly.— Sun Bloggers
My agony of mind is so great that it has become a physical torment--atrocious, unbearable.— The Child of Pleasure
Fortunately, as I have said, the affair did not last very long; and when the victorious rabble at last rushed into the Tuileries, I followed the general movement, and soon after found myself in the throne hall, where I was joined by my two missing friends The Count now proceeds to inveigh in general terms against what he describes as the atrocious conduct of the unruly rabble--the devastation, pillage, and other enormities of which they were guilty.— The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 532, February 4, 1832
Rush called the actions of Crestwood officials "atrocious," "shameful" and "criminal."— chicagotribune.com -

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