nasty
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On Thursday and Saturday nights, they were nasty and resonant as a live band, even beneath 160,000 square feet of LED mayhem.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
The rector of Drumcree Church has said that he has received hundreds of "extremely nasty" emails, texts and calls in recent days.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
If the U.S. has a financial sneeze, the rest of the world doesn’t get a nasty cold.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
In an interview, Bonta said the states weren’t interested in potential remedies or asset spinoffs to avoid a nasty courtroom brawl.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
“Now maybe she can get rid of that cough. Those can be nasty in the wintertime.”
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
He loves all disfigured nasties, be they swamp creatures, eyeball-less ogres or bolt-headed Hellboys.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2025
Think of what you step in outside: Shoes can carry all kinds of nasties, including pesticides and bacteria such as E. coli.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 15, 2024
AMR is a broad phenomenon, but simply describes when our tools defending against deadly microscopic nasties stop working.
From Salon ● Mar. 9, 2024
The researchers tested the principles of AI-aided antibiotic discovery in E. coli in 2020, but have now used that knowledge to focus on the big nasties.
From BBC ● May 25, 2023
I looked around the band hall, sure that Rachel was going to make a bunch of bloodthirsty nasties pop out of the walls; but we were still alone.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
Some could get nastier surprises if the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Watch as the fluid camerawork makes her kills look nastier, and the preposterous script allows her to outwit her foes, even with the cards stacked against her at every turn.
From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2026
“The building’s just nastier now,” said Hayes, 30.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2024
Before the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel was the championship leader, but events in Baku turned the fight nastier.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2024
It came out nastier than I wanted it to.
From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan
“For the writer,” she noted in an essay, “the nastiest event carries with it a little thrill like the discovery of a vein of gold: I can use this in a story.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
He told called the question “nasty” and told the reporter, “don’t ever say what you said,” because “that’s a nasty question. To me, that’s the nastiest question.”
From Slate ● May 31, 2025
One of the largest, priciest and nastiest proxy contests in history will come to a head on Wednesday, when Disney is scheduled to virtually host its annual shareholder meeting.
From New York Times ● Apr. 3, 2024
The race between Min and Weiss was one of the nastiest this cycle, with each campaign relentlessly attacking the other.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 6, 2024
Crowded beside liquefied nectarines and rock-hard kaiser rolls, the cans relax, dented and lint-covered, against the nastiest shaving kit you have ever seen in your life.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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