nasty
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The nasty spat culminated in April when Shell agreed to resign as president of Paramount Skydance to concentrate on his legal headache.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
A second straight Knicks loss would have been a brutal capper to a nasty 48 hours in New York.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Also, my nephew went through a nasty divorce, where I paid for everything, and over the years it cost me $37,000.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
Two big crashes stopped the race, with Marquez involved in a nasty accident when he ran into the back of Pedro Acosta.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
Packing my water bottle and the wrapper into my backpack, I feel kind of bad about how nasty I got over the whole dog thing.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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