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turnoff

[turn-awf, -of] / ˈtɜrnˌɔf, -ˌɒf /


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She doesn’t need the imprimatur of an established brand to maintain an audience; as trust in institutions plummets, such affiliations can even be a turnoff.

From Slate May 6, 2026

So, it’s understandable if the iShares quality ETF, QUAL, goes for a little more, but it’s a bigger turnoff that it does so after having underperformed since its launch in 2013.

From Barron's Dec. 26, 2025

Yet there is also a possibility that OpenAI’s mass-market appeal becomes a turnoff for corporate customers who want AI to be more boring and useful than fun and edgy.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 26, 2025

I woke in Avalon and pedaled my fat bike along Pebbly Beach Road to the turnoff for Wrigley Road.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 8, 2025

I drift along, and just before the turnoff to my parents’ house, I spot Papito at the edge of a field, by the road, fixing the fence.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau




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