ugly
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The Maryville coach chose “spoofhounds” after the ugly, plaster of Paris dog from a recent carnival.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Investors need to be on their guard against the pumpkin-spice latte effect, which is about to rear its ugly head.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
The Labour MP for South West Norfolk, Terry Jermy, said the "ugly scenes in Thetford over the past few days have been difficult to watch and are deeply concerning".
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
The collision of those vibes with economic and political reality invariably produces a particularly ugly form of disappointment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
“I hope Baba Joseph has never touched that ugly crocodile,” she said as she dangled a sprig of lucerne over the guinea pigs to see if she could make them stand on their hind legs.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
Things looked uglier when looking at the full week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
It only got uglier from there, leaving the Trojans’ tournament hopes in a tenuous place and their frustrated head coach with his own head in his hands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2026
Here’s where silver gets uglier than rare earths.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 30, 2025
Things are turning uglier by the week for West Ham.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2025
I have always known that moment of disappearance, and the even uglier truth is that I have long treasured it.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
“It was the ugliest space I’ve ever seen,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Still, the settlement agreement bars either side from appealing Liman’s ruling, potentially drawing one of Hollywood’s ugliest recent legal fights to a close.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
“It was probably the ugliest environment that I’ve been in,” said one respondent.
From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026
The pair clearly reinforce each other’s ugliest tendencies.
From Salon ● Feb. 18, 2026
We scoured the entire lower level of the house, from the dining room to a narrow, dirty kitchen to a living room with the ugliest orange shag carpet I’d ever seen in my life.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
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