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
“I know where it is,” he said through the grimace.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026
“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
"Some attendees, unable to tolerate the stench, grimace and cover their noses as they approach the flower."
From Salon • May 27, 2025
He was trying to take deeper breaths, and he stretched his lips across his teeth in a strange grimace.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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