unpopular

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Recent Examples of unpopular Paring back the credits for biogas might be unpopular even among Republicans, because of where most of the methane for biogas comes from — dairy operations and waste facilities in rural areas — and the oil and gas industry’s involvement in renewable natural gas. Marie Sapirie, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024 Jordan’s peace treaty with Israel is unpopular among many citizens who see normalisation of relations as betraying the rights of their Palestinian compatriots. Reuters, NBC News, 24 Nov. 2024 Loading your audio article Rep. Ritchie Torres Friday said Gov. Hochul is as widely unpopular as President Biden and urged Democrats to consider showing her the exit before a 2026 reelection fight. Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 22 Nov. 2024 Carter eventually left the presidency as an unpopular figure, but Rell maintained high ratings despite the biggest economic troubles in decades. Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 21 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for unpopular 
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Adjective
  • Most email security systems are set up to flag obvious phishing markers, such as unrecognized senders or websites with known malware.
    Lars Daniel, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Rather than celebrating his years of service and often unrecognized achievements, he was met with a scathing, unprofessional news segment that was more character assassination than responsible journalism.
    Sachin Hansen, The Denver Post, 25 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • What the roster will look like by spring training is still unknown.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Officials did not say how many people were involved in the crash, and their injury status was unknown, according to a police spokesperson.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 12 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • This is where your closet's unsung hero, the classic cardigan, steps in.
    Vanessa Powell, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Unique Lamps The unsung hero of charity shops is lamps.
    Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Billed with a no-name cast and serving as the start of horror-producer extraordinaire Val Lewton’s career, Cat People was a revolutionary landmark in horror cinema.
    B.J. Colangelo, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024
  • The suspension components are no-name bits and include a non-adjustable rear shock and a front fork with lockout and preload adjustment.
    William Roberson, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • This might be tactical language, or propaganda, or unimportant.
    Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Detractors often consider the beauty industry and those who build their careers in it, as unimportant in the grand scheme things.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • From 1981—nearly three months before MTV’s own debut, in fact—until 1988, Night Flight was a subcultural beacon, broadcasting not just obscure music videos but also documentaries like Another State of Mind and Urgh!
    Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 9 Dec. 2024
  • His friends ask to see his top artists — some obvious ones (Kendrick Lamar) then some more obscure choices.
    EW.com, EW.com, 8 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Tonight at the Marrakech International Film Festival in Morocco, Jacob Elordi stepped out with a bold new grooming look—and the actor was all but unrecognizable.
    Vogue, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Related Articles Opinion: How Musk’s efficiency department can actually do some good Grimes says Elon Musk became ‘unrecognizable’ amid nasty custody fight What’s stopping Trump from asking for Congress to create this efficiency agency?
    Kathryn Anne Edwards, The Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • To know all the actors, famous to unfamous.
    Daniel Vaillancourt, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2022
  • But during this break in the action, a camera scanning courtside spotted Kobe, pleasantly inhabited by an almost unfamous happiness, teaching his daughter about the game.
    Matt Sullivan, Vulture, 29 June 2021

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“Unpopular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpopular. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.

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