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distastefulness



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The extra-textual distastefulness of this interview was the only interesting thing about it.

From Slate ● Feb. 14, 2018

Or as White told me, "There was an outcry from people that wanted to do something positive — people wanted to counteract the distastefulness of consuming other people's tragedies for their own entertainment."

From The Verge ● Dec. 19, 2014

“To silence a fringe messenger because of the distastefulness of the message,” the brief said, “is antithetical to the First Amendment’s most basic precepts.”

From New York Times ● Oct. 2, 2010

Many nudibranchs are brightly colored to advertise their distastefulness to potential predators. 

From New York Times ● Aug. 10, 2010

Despite the distastefulness of the work, she felt sure he would come finally to like acting before the camera.

From The Moving Picture Girls First Appearances in Photo Dramas by Laura Lee Hope




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