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grungy

[gruhn-jee] / ˈgrʌn dʒi /


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Maybe L.A. voters took pity on visitors to their grungy city who are required to pay a surcharge merely to hail an Uber from Los Angeles International Airport.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

"I think there's never been anything like this done in trad before… With the all-female, and the grungy look as well," she said.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

“I love how grungy she is,” says Chinouriri, who toured with Alemeda earlier this year.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2025

“Peter Hujar’s Day” and “Late Fame”: Two films I saw at this year’s festival concerned the grungy creative mystique of New York in the 1970s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025

The sound system alternately blared hip-hop and grungy emo rock as various DJs took turns pushing one another out of the way.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older




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