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“Talladega Nights” pegs this missing link between America’s urban past and its exurban future from its opening seconds, putting a quote about “hot, nasty, badass speed” in the mouth of New York Swell Eleanor Roosevelt.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

Werro's triumph was all the more impressive given she suffered a nasty fall in her semi-final on Thursday, before later being reinstated into the final.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

Mr. Friedman runs the PitchingNinja account on X, an entertaining scroll of nasty pitches and baffled hitters he started in 2014.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

So a pinch of surprising depth proves to be the most unwieldy move when Roth unveils a resonantly nasty surprise for his story’s endgame.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

“Why, Daisy, I couldn’t take any of that nasty stuff. All you think about is castor oil. If I even mash my finger, the first thing you do is grab that old castor oil bottle.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

And keep in mind, the repellent you apply to keep mosquitoes away will also help ward off the other nasties like ticks and black flies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2024

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

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 nobler the cause, the nastier the graft.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025

L.A. is definitely changing, but watching Easy navigate its nastier vicissitudes while speaking truth to power is “Farewell, Amethystine’s” — and this enduring series’ — North Star.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2024

All but two expect a busier, nastier summer and fall for hurricanes.

From Seattle Times ● May 23, 2024

If there was a meaner, nastier animal within one hundred miles, George’s horse would have run it down out of spite, eaten it, then maybe stuffed it as some kind of trophy.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

Even Leo Stein, the American expatriate proponent of avant-garde art, called it “brilliant and powerful, but the nastiest smear of paint I had ever seen.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

He mowed through the Dodgers’ league-leading offense with triple-digit fastballs and upper-90s mph sliders, which Dodgers catcher Will Smith called the nastiest current pitch in the sport.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2025

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 moment my shoulder brushed his, he snapped the book shut and turned to give me the nastiest stink eye he could muster.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken