grimace
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For Americans who grimace at the thought of “big government,” this distanced Social Security from public assistance or welfare.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
Three portable toilets in the west parking lot were so full that a woman repeatedly opened and closed each door with a grimace and then walked away.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025
Charles, who responded with a playful grimace, quipped: "Yes well, all that's left of him anyway."
From BBC • Sep. 21, 2025
“I think that smile, it wasn’t like a — it was like an ‘ooh’, you know, like, one of those,” Cunningham said, making a grimace.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2025
The grimace on her face when she put her hand out for the customary end of the match handshake said exactly what she couldn’t say out loud.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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