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Recent Examples of unpopular And Harris was playing defense all year, with a bad economy and an unpopular incumbent. Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 12 Nov. 2024 And multiple observers in both parties said Harris did not do enough — perhaps given her loyalty to Biden — to separate herself from the unpopular president. James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024 So just imagine that the page on 2022 was a typical midterm election, where an unpopular President with high inflation loses big in the House and the Senate. NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024 Like Humphrey, who lost to Richard Nixon in 1968, Harris also replaced an unpopular sitting president on the Democratic ticket. Greg McKenna, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for unpopular 
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Adjective
  • Significant congenital abnormalities may cause severe symptoms at or shortly after birth, whereas milder congenital defects may not cause symptoms and can go unrecognized for decades.6 For example, a bicuspid aortic valve is a common abnormality.
    Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 25 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
  • Authorities traced the fire to the garage, but the cause of the blaze is still unknown.
    Bailey Richards, People.com, 1 Dec. 2024
  • Undercover operations by Israeli security forces are common in the camp, so any unknown vehicle immediately sparks anxiety among the residents.
    Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 1 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
  • Many women have been socialized to avoid discussing money, viewing it as taboo or unimportant.
    Melissa Houston, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
  • What was the smallest, most unimportant trade the league has ever seen?
    Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 16 Aug. 2024
Adjective
  • The glasses, as envisioned, would provide turn-by-turn navigation and guidance inside buildings, helping drivers locate obscure entrances or apartments.
    Anisha Sircar, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
  • For a last nostalgic selection, Reilly names something far more obscure.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 28 Nov. 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 13 Dec. 2024.

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