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ugly

[uhg-lee] / ˈʌg li /




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I’m choosing to pierce through all the ugly noise that surrounds the tournament and remember what it’s like watching your first World Cup as a child.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

"It was an ugly, ugly game," Towns said.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

In the first salvo of a potentially ugly labor battle, the 30 franchises proposed a ceiling for the first time in more than 30 years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

“Every World Cup has ugly aspects, and people like me write about them in the weeks before,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

I hear him tell me, like he’s right beside me, to stop wasting my time on “that ugly stump of a plant.”

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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