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The house is an ugly duckling, but it has a lot of potential.
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Next, Hathaway must also sell the transition from ugly duckling to global glamour sensation.
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Chris Feil, Vulture, 1 May 2026
But no amount of finessing the Beetle—the automotive equivalent of a Birkenstock sandal—would turn VW’s ugly duckling into a swan.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2025
But those are Club portfolio ugly ducklings on the precipice of third and fourth quarter split-ups.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2025
Two decades after it was introduced, Ducati’s do-everything model, the Multistrada, has evolved from an ungainly ugly duckling to a sleek pavement scorcher than can also head off the pavement.
—William Roberson, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Chris Feil, Vulture, 1 May 2026
But no amount of finessing the Beetle—the automotive equivalent of a Birkenstock sandal—would turn VW’s ugly duckling into a swan.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2025
But those are Club portfolio ugly ducklings on the precipice of third and fourth quarter split-ups.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2025
Two decades after it was introduced, Ducati’s do-everything model, the Multistrada, has evolved from an ungainly ugly duckling to a sleek pavement scorcher than can also head off the pavement.
—William Roberson, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Ugly duckling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ugly%20duckling. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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