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seedy

[see-dee] / ˈsi di /


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From what we've seen so far in the two gameplay trailers, the story will follow the pair in a Bonnie and Clyde-esque adventure through the seedy underbelly of America after an "easy score goes wrong".

From BBC Jun. 19, 2026

This does not mean that companies doing seedy, speculative things won’t be included in the S&P 500.

From Slate Jun. 5, 2026

Capp notes, "Even in London's seedy underworld, a hat felt essential."

From Science Daily May 7, 2026

After spending several months in two seedy rentals, the McIntires pulled the trigger on a longtime fantasy.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 17, 2026

Instead I headed south a bit to where a few docks, a seedy inn, and a handful of houses perched on the bank of the wide Omethi River.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

“The movie applied a cinematic sheen to the scenes of this seedier New York,” the Times critic Maya Phillips wrote in a 2020 essay.

From New York Times Jan. 30, 2023

Stephanie Foggett is focused on the darker, seedier parts of that ecosystem.

From Slate Aug. 9, 2022

Instead it combines unannotated old footage from the Chelsea’s seedier days with new vignettes, following longtime residents unsure if they’ll get to stay when the upgrades are finally finished.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2022

That world-weary take on Hedwig fits Olney’s seedier vision for the show, which got a glitzy Broadway makeover but had black-box origins off-Broadway.

From Washington Post Nov. 22, 2021

I spent a couple of hours visiting the seedier taverns around the University, making casual conversations, asking casual questions.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

His clientele has flipped upside down, from some of the most refined people in the New York area to some of the seediest.

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 2026

He is now, he informs us, a successful Los Angeles publicity agent, but in the ’80s he was an entrepreneurial minnow in Times Square at its seediest.

From New York Times Mar. 17, 2022

In some ways, it was better, since even the seediest movie theaters have functioning latrines and catching a ride home was seldom a concern.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2019

Even if you’re trying to avoid any sort of retail establishment that might be hawking Christmas wares this season, you’re still likely to hear this song in the seediest of bodegas.

From Salon Nov. 30, 2018

Williams, in the seediest and most dilapidated rusty black, had a face of deepest melancholy.

From The Crimson Blind by White, Fred M. (Fred Merrick)




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