dislike
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When it came to film however, "I don't dislike it at all," he added.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
And because markets dislike uncertainty more than bad news, investors start pricing in the risk of further unexpected rule changes from the government.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
"The mechanisms people dislike about modern social media are often the same that made those platforms extraordinarily good at keeping people there," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Firms generally dislike the messy, prolonged mechanics of exiting the investment, along with the risk of falling share prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
It had never occurred to her that Eevie, or anyone else, might truly dislike the notes in the margins of the books.
From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder
"The challenge goes way beyond just putting AI into a robot," said Lian Jye Su from technology research group Omdia, who dislikes the term "physical AI" for downplaying the complexity of the hardware solutions needed.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
Its findings suggest while widely known for his fame, "dislikes" of Musk have increased in recent years to eclipse his popularity.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Maybe he just really dislikes the entire program and wasn’t targeting Haitians in particular.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
Mina, who longs for “glamour, and comfort, and money,” dislikes the idea of marriage but concedes that “if these blessings must come via a man, so be it.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
“Pixie-haired gorgeous girl dislikes authority and can’t help but fall for a boy she knows is trouble. It’s your autobiography, so far as I can tell.”
From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green
A disliked corner of the stock market really isn’t as bad as it seems, according to StoneX.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
The report found Letby had ignored management instructions when she disliked them and shouted at her manager.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
The 30-year-old told AFP in Venice she disliked fame and celebrity, but Gyllenhaal tipped her for even greater success.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
She’s won praise for removing a widely disliked Xbox AI assistant and making it easier for people who own games on discs to get digital copies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
His recent fall to the Underland had only reinforced how much he disliked heights.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
Yet she often avoids office collections on principle, not personality, disliking how impersonal they can feel.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
When the bubble is big enough, it shifts the behavior of the market as a whole from disliking capital expenditure, and hating speculative capital spending in particular, to loving it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2025
Some readers confessed to never having seen the film whose soundtrack they love; others even reported disliking it.
From New York Times ● May 26, 2024
“It’s not a matter of liking or disliking dogs,” she said.
From Seattle Times ● May 15, 2023
Bears and cats lived deeper in, perhaps disliking the sooty reek of our district.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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