deplorable

• Here's what makes these numbers deplorable -- and, in fact, almost incomprehensible: Education levels are far higher today than they were half a century ago, when social scientists first began surveying voter knowledge about politics. —  EconLog
• Those who kill for bloodsport are deplorable, and in my view distinguishable from those who kill for profit or sustenance. —  Eric Margolis
• When a group of people begin creating excuses for the deplorable, criminal, and murderous actions of a few drunk and out of control high school football heroes, then something is wrong. —  The Pink Flamingo
• Never mind the result … the refereeing was deplorable, the picture and audio were terrible (dark, fuzzy, and the commentators fading in and out), and the end of the game was cut off at the point where the scuffle broke out in the corner, at least on the feed I was watching. —  Soccer Blogs - latest posts
• For Reich to ignore these Acts demonstrates an astounding intellectual dishonesty that is nothing less than deplorable, as does claiming the housing and financial bubbles were created under Bush. —  NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias

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