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AI companies, including ChatGPT maker OpenAI, frown on chatbot sharing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
Making "Year of the Horse" stuffed toys in a workshop, an employee accidentally stitched the festive foal's mouth on upside-down -- turning its cheerful expression into a gloomy frown.
From Barron's ● Feb. 5, 2026
Even if you want to cry when you walk in the door, turn that frown upside down and greet your host with a warm hug and a smile.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 17, 2026
"Do you really?" asks Archer, with a concerned frown.
From BBC ● May 8, 2025
He had beady eyes and thin eyebrows, and it wasn’t until he smiled at Mrs. Dimblewit and it still looked like a frown that Seven realized his face was just always...sour.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
Dogs are exceptionally skilled at reading human emotions, from smiles and laughter to frowns and tears.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
Peet has wrinkles on her face, her forehead moves, and when she frowns, she frowns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026
Young visitors at the Vietnam Military History Museum posted photos of themselves next to the flag with deep frowns, thumbs down or middle fingers raised.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2025
And generally, the law frowns on making a person’s status—rather than their actions—the basis of a crime or a lawsuit.
From Slate ● May 13, 2024
But now she frowns at a couple of short-sleeved tops I picked.
From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan
They dress up, braid their hair in a special way and are free to dance and play together outside, something which is traditionally frowned upon at other times of the year.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Expressing our rage at all that, however, is still frowned upon.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026
Henderson said he only realized the solicitation he’d been asked to do might be frowned upon after Orchid told him as much at their meal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
In the past, administrators "frowned upon trade schools, they wanted to steer everybody to go to college."
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
JB looked down at the girl, frowned, and carefully set her to the side.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
A boy and girl stand amid rows of crops and point at a frowning sun as an airplane sprays pesticides.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
In the troika of major figures in the Russian Revolution, Trotsky stood for ideas and Stalin represented power; their predecessor, Vladimir Lenin, had fused the two values as the frowning avatar of communist leadership.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
She grinned as she explained that some sculptures of famed Buddhist monk Ji Gong even showed him smiling on one side of his face and frowning on the other.
From Barron's ● Jan. 19, 2026
"He just kinda crept up on the guy and was looming over his shoulder and frowning at him while the guy was speaking."
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2024
Slowly, Mama woke up, frowning and rubbing her eyes.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
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