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Recent Examples of unflattering
The report concluded that criminal charges were not warranted, but also offered an unflattering assessment of Mr. Biden’s memory and cognitive capacity in the middle of the 2024 presidential campaign.
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Alan Feuer, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Find you a girl who will post unflattering photos of herself blowing her nose to celebrate your birthday, which is what Blake Lively did for her friend Samantha Stone.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 25 Nov. 2024
The unflattering truth, this skeptic might continue, is that my views on slavery simply reflect the moral common sense of the society I was born into.
—Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
One surprise inclusion: a film that takes a very unflattering view of Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
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Alan Feuer, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Find you a girl who will post unflattering photos of herself blowing her nose to celebrate your birthday, which is what Blake Lively did for her friend Samantha Stone.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 25 Nov. 2024
The unflattering truth, this skeptic might continue, is that my views on slavery simply reflect the moral common sense of the society I was born into.
—Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
One surprise inclusion: a film that takes a very unflattering view of Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for unflattering
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unflattering
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And in the real world, government actors try every trick possible to evade an unfavorable judgment.—
James S. Burling,
National Review,
23 Jan. 2025
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The dollar hit a new two-week low, but the impact unfavorable exchange rates have on revenues from multinational companies was more visible Wednesday.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
22 Jan. 2025
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Though the pollen gunk will pass, he's concerned by a contingent of Twitter trolls who've shared uncomplimentary reviews of his recent North American tour.—
Jordan Runtagh,
PEOPLE.com,
21 Jan. 2022
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Neither party admitted to liability and each agreed to refrain from making disparaging, negative or uncomplimentary statements about the other, the document said.—
Lorraine Mirabella,
Baltimore Sun,
29 July 2022
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In his recent lawsuit against the Gossip Girl actress, Justin Baldoni accuses Blake Lively of allegedly making derogatory comments about his nose.—
Caroline Bell,
StyleCaster,
23 Jan. 2025
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As a coach who works with thousands of Gen Z (and Gen Alpha) folks each year, my experience of these generations defies derogatory stereotypes that many believe.—
Chris Westfall,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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The 2023 Economic Report Of The President published in March of 2023 was relatively disparaging of cryptoassets and DLTs.—
Lawrence Wintermeyer,
Forbes,
5 Dec. 2024
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Prior to appearing on Cunningham's show on Monday, Huggins made more disparaging remarks about Xavier.—
Emily DeLetter,
The Enquirer,
10 May 2023
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The lack of clear details in recent warnings, along with several erroneous alerts, have led some residents to take the messages less seriously.—
Holly Yan,
CNN,
16 Jan. 2025
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There is also a question whether the IRS has authority to assert penalties on refund claims of employment taxes as the statute that normally allows the IRS to assert penalties on erroneous claims for refund only applies to income taxes.—
Tom Cullinan,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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Apple is suspending its new artificial intelligence feature summarizing alerts for news and entertainment apps after facing complaints from news outlets and press freedom groups about generating false and inaccurate information.—
Rebecca Falconer,
Axios,
17 Jan. 2025
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Businesses should tread carefully, as inaccurate or misrepresented transcriptions could lead to legal liabilities, potential lawsuits, and in some cases, regulatory scrutiny.—
Jason Foodman,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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To clarify, however, rumours that the 26-year-old defender is among the club’s highest earners are untrue.—
Chris Waugh,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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But of the limited information it was compelled to provide to Creech, some key details from its latest pentobarbital purchase turned out to be untrue, his attorneys asserted in the court filings while pointing to internal prison records.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
13 Jan. 2025
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If a work is too objectionable to perform, don’t perform it.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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Every chatbot's conversations will display values that some user somewhere could find objectionable, and every firm will face challenges in how their AIs answer thorny questions about race, gender, religion, politics and more.—
Scott Rosenberg,
Axios,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Unflattering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unflattering. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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