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an unappealing mess of dirt and trash in the corner of the room
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There’s a perverse streak of what is either Hollywood metacommentary or simple cruelty in the fact that The Beauty has cast actors whom the industry might consider unappealing, then recast them with other, hotter actors once the Beauty takes hold.
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2026
Plants can spread, drop leaves, expand to gigantic sizes, or look loud and unappealing.
—Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 4 Feb. 2026
Trying to tap the ice sheet, which covers 80 percent of Greenland, for minerals is unappealing, given that all the necessary supplies would need to be brought inland by helicopter and there are kilometers of ice overlaying parts of the rock.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2026
Those additions make the idea of subtracting Hoerner — a homegrown Gold Glove second baseman with plus speed, elite contact skills and exceptional leadership qualities — so unappealing.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2026
Plants can spread, drop leaves, expand to gigantic sizes, or look loud and unappealing.
—Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 4 Feb. 2026
Trying to tap the ice sheet, which covers 80 percent of Greenland, for minerals is unappealing, given that all the necessary supplies would need to be brought inland by helicopter and there are kilometers of ice overlaying parts of the rock.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2026
Those additions make the idea of subtracting Hoerner — a homegrown Gold Glove second baseman with plus speed, elite contact skills and exceptional leadership qualities — so unappealing.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
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“Unappealing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unappealing. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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unappealing
adjective
un·ap·peal·ing
ˌən-ə-ˈpē-liŋ 
: not appealing : unattractive
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