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sleazy

[slee-zee, sley-zee] / ˈsli zi, ˈsleɪ zi /


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Sports bettors losing money shouldn’t be surprising—where else would you expect sportsbook profits to come from?—but the manner of our collective losses seems both sleazy and unsustainable.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

Like Li, he was upset by the "ugly" portrayal of his likeness as a "sleazy" antagonist in the show.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Rather than risk a military confrontation, they forced American troops to play the role of the sleazy kidnapper sneaking in windows.

From Salon • Jan. 21, 2026

Meanwhile, it would only be another two decades before a new cadre of rock writers, hungry for their own version of sleazy, glamorous rock privilege, manifested the Strokes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

I always knew ReelTok was sleazy, but this is a whole new level of sleaze.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman




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