: not excitingly attractive : not glamorous
unglamorous work
… only 80 pay to enter this unglamorous, graffiti-scarred brick building with views of the Thames.—
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Here are a few tactics that keep writers moving forward—quiet, repeatable, unglamorous and essential.
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Because 14th Night is so close to my heart, even the unglamorous work felt exciting.
—Perrie Samotin, Glamour, 1 Mar. 2026
These are the technical, often unglamorous debates and policy decisions that justify the agency’s existence and the debates its appointees can have.
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Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2026
Because 14th Night is so close to my heart, even the unglamorous work felt exciting.
—Perrie Samotin, Glamour, 1 Mar. 2026
These are the technical, often unglamorous debates and policy decisions that justify the agency’s existence and the debates its appointees can have.
—Jay Caruso, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026
Others have reported more unglamorous side effects like gastrointestinal distress, shrinking muscle mass and sagging skin from the weight loss.
—Renée Onque, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2026
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“Unglamorous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unglamorous. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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