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repulsive

[ri-puhl-siv] / rɪˈpʌl sɪv /


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"Music festivals should be places where all communities feel welcome, not venues that platform individuals with records of profiteering from antisemitism, racism and other repulsive views."

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Mr. Ireland indicates the uneven power dynamics involved when Leigh, though squirming at the idea, is needled into answering the same repulsive question, settling on Margaret Thatcher.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

The young woman told jurors Thursday she began using Instagram’s built-in beauty filters when she was 9 and soon found her unedited image repulsive.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

“And besides, the idea that a few will survive on Mars, while billions die on Earth is so morally repulsive that any programme foolish enough to adopt it would be doomed,” he wrote.

From Slate • Dec. 9, 2025

It was difficult to believe anything could taste so repulsive.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson




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