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Hall's character in the show is an FBI agent, tasked with uncovering why some of the most beautiful people around the world are dying gruesomely and randomly.

From BBC Jan. 21, 2026

A scenario that gruesomely echoes The Handmaid's Tale.

From Salon May 3, 2024

By the fall of 1942, German troops had actually broken into Stalingrad, but their progress thereafter was gruesomely slow and difficult.

From Textbooks Dec. 14, 2022

In his first game facing the Angels since gruesomely colliding with catcher Jonathan Lucroy last week, leaving him with a concussion and broken nose, Marisnick felt the furor of Angel Stadium denizens all night.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2019

She hadn’t moved, but the shadows across her face made it look like she was smiling gruesomely.

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan