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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

Domestic airfares surging, hotel room rates soaring, and gas prices at the pump north of $4 a gallon is an ugly combination.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Rodrigo's as likely to reveal her ugly side – jealousy, obsession, self-destructive decision making – as she is to rant about her feckless exes.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The fight over the National Historic Landmark has turned ugly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

In her imaginary world of Mariposa, Natalie had turned the ugly, monstrous pythons into dragons and sent brave knights out to slay them.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz




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