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Noun
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In fact, the retort could lead people to dangerously belittle the scourge and repugnance of real anti-Semitism.—
Salam Fayyad,
Foreign Affairs,
20 June 2024 -
The series gets darker and more grotesque as the season progresses, and our uncomfortable laughter eventually fades into a grimace of repugnance.—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
10 July 2023
Noun
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The lead single off the Italian synth-pop project Baltimora’s debut LP has stalked our social media feeds in recent years, giving it a much deserved spotlight in absurd infamy.—
SPIN Editors,
SPIN,
21 Jan. 2025
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The entire film takes place on that date in 1972, at the Munich Olympics, a day that ought to live in infamy.—
Lisa Rosen,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Jan. 2025
Noun
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This is why people use chasers after taking shots, to distract themselves from the unpleasantness of alcohol’s fire.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
8 Feb. 2025
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And that’s just the unpleasantness of chewing on leathery supermarket steaks, because accidentally tucking into raw chicken is more serious.—
Sal Vaglica,
WIRED,
11 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Intentionally or not, these gestures and statements normalize racial hatred, which is the prologue to the kind of racial violence that led to some of humanity’s worst atrocities.—
Andres Oppenheimer,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2025
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These are war crimes, and no amount of justification in the name of previous atrocities can change that reality.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Prana's Halle Straight Pants II have a flattering silhouette that resembles the fit of your favorite jeans — only with UPF 50+ for sun protection, water repellency, and abrasion resistance.—
Michelle Tchea,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2024
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Chemicals are added to create different characteristics, such as flexibility or water repellency.—
By Aryn Baker/Lautoka, Fiji ,
TIME,
3 July 2024
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“Offensiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offensiveness. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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