seedy

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However, Paperny explained that Combs may well struggle to secure a buyer who was willing to pay the $61.5 million asking price—particularly given the property’s seedy connection to the rapper’s trial.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 5, 2026

The clue is in the title - US crime noir writer Jordan Harper is back with his latest thriller as he returns to his regular hunting ground, the seedy underbelly of LA.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025

In various interviews over the years, Mann described some of his favorite finds — a chop shop in Wilmington, a seedy motel, a stone-encased downtown bank.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

When Meyer joined the firm in 1959, the offices and design studios were inside a seedy Chicago hotel, the Alexandria, where 20 or so designers and technicians worked in white lab coats.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

Most of them needed a haircut and they wore seedy gray nightshirts slit down the back.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers