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In a grimy torture complex of a Buenos Aires prison as military dictatorship rages in the outside world, Luis is locked up for public indecency, while Valentin is behind bars for his participation in a leftist revolutionary group trying to topple the government.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
26 Jan. 2025 -
When Lou Holtz talks: A) I’m transported to a grimy locker room, faint sounds of the marching band and crowd in the background, gathering fervor with each word and ready to run through a wall by the time he’s done giving his Knute Rockne-quality speech.—
Joe Rexrode,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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Lamine Yamal’s filthy turn for the second goal (above) let football shine through the politics for a second.—
Phil Hay,
The Athletic,
9 Jan. 2025
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In the earlier seasons of the show, characters were often filthy, caked with dirt and blood, clothes tattered.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2025
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Inspectors also said floors throughout the kitchen were unclean.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacramento Bee,
17 Jan. 2025
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Inspectors observed dirty food items in contact with kitchen shelves, unclean kitchen equipment, cross contamination, inadequate hand washing practices and lack of food-handler certification.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Jan. 2025
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There’s no prize money, of course, and nothing as grubby as a sponsor; superyacht owners don’t need the cash, but prefer the chance to lift the Bucket Cup.—
Mark Ellwood,
AFAR Media,
23 Dec. 2024
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Christmas is about togetherness and harmony, not grubby messes and conflict, and as far as DeeDee (Vanessa Bayer) is concerned, that’s part of the problem.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
5 Dec. 2024
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The evocation of the boy’s impure actions, as well as the undertow of sexuality in both his parish priest’s solicitude and his father’s violence, caught the attention of the censors, who typically busied themselves outlawing pulp erotica.—
Sam Sacks,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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Falwell, among other notable preachers, criticized Carter's interview with Playboy as an example of voicing impure thoughts.—
Liam Adams,
The Tennessean,
29 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Melding the perils of modern video streaming and the grungy, lo-fi internet of yesteryear, the game’s core loop involves hosting live streams of increasingly risqué supernatural content.—
Lewis Gordon,
Vulture,
8 Jan. 2025
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The cinematography by Teck Zee Tan is also stellar, relying on evocative lens flares and rich blues to add style to this grungy war film.—
Robert Daniels,
New York Times,
27 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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During the previous implementation of this policy, squalid camps at the border became hotspots for gang violence.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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Hundreds of thousands are struggling with hunger and disease in squalid tent camps on the coast.—
Samy Magdy,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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The secret to finding the best vintage recipes is to seek out the dirtiest pages in a cookbook or recipe card collection, then peek at the creation.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Jan. 2025
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If not changed regularly dirty filters can contribute to poor indoor air quality and even higher energy costs.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
19 Jan. 2025
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“Gunky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gunky. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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