turnoff

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She doesn’t need the imprimatur of an established brand to maintain an audience; as trust in institutions plummets, such affiliations can even be a turnoff.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

So, it’s understandable if the iShares quality ETF, QUAL, goes for a little more, but it’s a bigger turnoff that it does so after having underperformed since its launch in 2013.

From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025

Yet there is also a possibility that OpenAI’s mass-market appeal becomes a turnoff for corporate customers who want AI to be more boring and useful than fun and edgy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025

"Peter Dutton's face behind him was a huge turnoff - for me personally too."

From BBC • May 7, 2025

Later we found out that Don Bernardo’s old Plymouth had a flat near the Constanza turnoff, and when Blanco went to change it, there was no jack or spare in the trunk.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez