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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.
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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
According to a small Canadian study published October 25 in the journal Frontiers in Pain Research, listening to our favorite music can reduce pain intensity and bittersweet music specifically can help reduce the general unpleasantness of pain.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 25 Oct. 2023
Recently, travelers have been turning to buses to avoid the unpleasantness of flying, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 17 July 2023
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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
According to a small Canadian study published October 25 in the journal Frontiers in Pain Research, listening to our favorite music can reduce pain intensity and bittersweet music specifically can help reduce the general unpleasantness of pain.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 25 Oct. 2023
Recently, travelers have been turning to buses to avoid the unpleasantness of flying, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 17 July 2023
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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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By the standards of Sin City, the casino has attained a modest amount of infamy and lore over its 25 years in operation.Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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The fact that Fire & Blood’s narrators and cited sources are mostly men trying to wrap their heads around Alys gave the actress room to play with the character’s dance among fact, faction, and infamy.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 July 2024
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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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Singletary grew up in this coastal city — once the nation’s busiest slave port — where racial atrocities went largely ignored by white locals until recently.Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 17 Oct. 2024
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In the case of Myanmar/Bangladesh, the argument enabled the ICC to engage and investigate the atrocities.Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Unpleasantness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpleasantness. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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