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as in unpleasant
not giving pleasure to the mind or senses
an unpleasing combination of flavors in the dish
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2
as in ugly
unpleasant to look at
an unpleasing combination of fuchsia and orange
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Daryl has the unpleasant task of taking down two people who aren’t hallucinating: Angus and Fiona, the Scottish couple, who turn on Daryl to take the gas masks and save themselves.Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2024
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While symptoms can be unpleasant, most people make a full recovery.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Watch on Hulu Queenie Queenie Jenkins (Dionne Brown) is a Jamaican-British twentysomething whose world is thrown into an upheaval following an ugly breakup with her boyfriend.Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
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Every single bag arrived perfectly functional but aesthetically defective, bearing ugly black streaks.Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
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There are also more-than-adequate storage spaces in the large center console annd all four doors. CHANGE: The ride quality The ride quality is a little harsher in the Sorento than in some of its competitors, especially with the 20-inch wheels and lower profile tires the tester came equipped with.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Trump’s comments on Taiwan have been unusually harsh for China policy in Washington, where there is a general bipartisan consensus to be tough on Beijing and Xi, who has pledged to reunify with Taipei, by force if necessary.Brad Dress, The Hill, 2 Nov. 2024
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Is this just how the game unfolds each time, part of some hideous narrative doomed to repeat itself?Erik Kain, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
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The bottom line: Do whatever makes your heart happy, but, please, spare us the hideous inflatables at all times of the year.Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 26 Sep. 2024
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Of the Democrats surveyed, 75 percent said Hitler was completely bad, while 60 percent of Republicans said the same.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Chest pain is also common, especially with deep breaths, and the pain may get worse depending on your position, like lying down.Alyssa Hui-Anderson, Verywell Health, 5 Nov. 2024
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Director Lee Cronin embraces the legacy of the Evil Dead franchise by pushing the boundaries of body horror, showing characters being dismembered, maimed and attacked in grotesque ways.Travis Bean, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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Watch as the camera follows him one night, toward a storefront window display larded with grotesque African caricatures.Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2024
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