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ugly

[uhg-lee] / ˈʌg li /




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I probably don’t need to tell you that Don Colossus is ugly.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

“The market has been hanging on to the idea that however ugly this conflict became, there would eventually be a diplomatic off-ramp,” said Nigel Green, chief executive officer at deVere Group.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

I was trying not to be chosen for this project because I was so scared to be so ugly.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

It’s also not involved in the ugly tech trial of the year sucking in the biggest names in AI, from Elon Musk and Sam Altman to Mira Murati and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

And the school that she would go to back home had broken windows and hateful, ugly words written on the walls, and never enough books or computers.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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