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be repulsive



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"The City of Blackfoot and its Police Department have a highly valued relationship with the Tribes and we find Sheriff Rowland's comments to be repulsive," Carroll said in a statement obtained by KIFI.

From Fox News Dec. 19, 2021

Rich: Something can be repulsive and thrilling at the same time.

From Slate Oct. 10, 2019

Wherever, therefore, the film departs from the original story it is purely with the idea of eliminating what would be repulsive to a moving picture audience.

From Slate Nov. 18, 2018

If you are an aging punk and your folks have passed on, is it okay to be repulsive to the young?

From New York Times Sep. 17, 2016

That would be repulsive, as well as ruin the children’s dinner.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood




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