nasty
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History has also taught us that the gods like to dish out nasty surprises every few years: dot-com bubbles, subprime mortgage crises, pandemics, etc.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 16, 2026
And UFC President Dana White told Time he was completely against saying nasty and false things about people’s families when asked about the comment.
From Salon • Jun. 15, 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
The German had been a set up in the semi-final against the great Rafael Nadal in the 2022 French Open when he suffered a nasty fall that left him screaming in pain.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
The first thing she noticed about them was the nasty smell.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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