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“It’s such a difficult thing for me,” she says, “because the thing that’s made me so successful is also an aspect of my personality that I really dislike … I have ambition.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
We dislike insecure bellicosity not just because it’s embarrassing, but because it is ineffective.
From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026
The combustible Russian has made no secret of his dislike of playing on clay, previously describing it as "a surface for losers".
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
I myself neither like nor dislike him, though I am grateful for his unwavering support for Israel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
Finally he turned to leave without saying a word because he did not want what he imagined to be regret on her face to turn into dislike.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Power Prefix: dis-
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