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Recent Examples of unpleasantness
Twice during the approximately 90-minute session of filibustering, chaotic press questioning, and overall unpleasantness, the microphone feedback sent shudders through the hearts of the some 100 reporters packed into a sweaty room.
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Sean Gregory / Paris, TIME, 5 Aug. 2024
In this three-part anthology, Lanthimos triples down on the unpleasantness that got him Oscar nominations and festival-circuit praise for The Favourite and Poor Things — films set outside his Greek background that yet exhibit his art-movie temerity.
—Armond White, National Review, 21 June 2024
Economists once thought that market wages, when measured properly, did not differ much between industries except to compensate for the risks of the job or other unpleasantness.
—Gordon H. Hanson, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2023
Those who fall ill can still suffer from the unpleasantness of being acutely sick for weeks.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2024
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Sean Gregory / Paris, TIME, 5 Aug. 2024
In this three-part anthology, Lanthimos triples down on the unpleasantness that got him Oscar nominations and festival-circuit praise for The Favourite and Poor Things — films set outside his Greek background that yet exhibit his art-movie temerity.
—Armond White, National Review, 21 June 2024
Economists once thought that market wages, when measured properly, did not differ much between industries except to compensate for the risks of the job or other unpleasantness.
—Gordon H. Hanson, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2023
Those who fall ill can still suffer from the unpleasantness of being acutely sick for weeks.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpleasantness
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
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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
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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
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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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Israel previously launched a war effort after terrorists perpetrated atrocities including murders, rapes, and kidnappings during a heinous attack in 2023.—
Alex Nitzberg,
Fox News,
13 Feb. 2025
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The United States participated in negotiations that led to the adoption of the Rome Statute that established the court as a tribunal of last resort to prosecute the world’s worst atrocities — war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide — if individual governments did not take action.—
Darlene Superville,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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