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• On Saturday 13 September 2008, Hull City's Craig Fagan suffered a broken tibia after being on the end of what was rightly described as a horrific tackle by Newcastle United midfielder Danny Guthrie. —  Soccer Blogs - latest posts
• Although this incident appeared horrific, the fact that there were no fatalities can greatly be attribued to the occupants use of seat belts and the vehicles being equipped with air bags. —  LAFD News & Information
• These latter numbers look horrific, and seem hard to believe, but we are currently set on a path (especially now with the "breakages" in the banking system - today there is growing and informed specultion here in Catalonia that Caixa Penedes, and Caixa Catalunya may be the next to go) where it is hard to see how we won't get to that horrible place if no one does anything. —  A Fistful Of Euros » A Fistful Of Euros
• They took photos to document the singer's injuries, which are described as "horrific" -- major contusions on both sides of the singer's face, a black eye, a split lip, bloody nose and bite marks on one of her arms and on several fingers —  Spin Magazine Online -
• You may recall the horrific story of Elisabeth Fritzl, the Austrian woman who was held captive, raped and tortured by her father for 24 years. —  Lowell Steiger's Los Angeles Law Blog

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