ugly
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Thursday got ugly for tech stocks, especially for chip makers, and Friday could be about as bad based on Nasdaq futures, which are off again.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
"I cannot describe it. I mean, it looks ugly, really ugly," the 69-year-old said, peering through its corroding gates.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
The U.S. soccer team showed it still can’t punch past top World Cup talent during an ugly knockout loss to Belgium, but it hopes it helped grow the game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
I seem to recall some ugly headlines about him before now … Good memory.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
I was angry that Samir had made me a part of something so ugly.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
But the situation is much uglier for the Raiders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
It only got uglier from there, leaving the Trojans’ tournament hopes in a tenuous place and their frustrated head coach with his own head in his hands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2026
Here’s where silver gets uglier than rare earths.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 30, 2025
Things are turning uglier by the week for West Ham.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2025
The Shavepate’s scowl turned his ugly face even uglier.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
The pair clearly reinforce each other’s ugliest tendencies.
From Salon ● Feb. 18, 2026
The site was designed by a young team led by architect Norman Engleback and was voted "Britain's ugliest building" by readers of the Daily Mail when it first opened in October 1967.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2026
In the aftermath of perhaps the ugliest collapse in the history of a franchise famous for its meltdowns, the New York Mets vowed that changes were on the way.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
Four years ago, it was thought the ugliest child of a family not known for its looks.
From Barron's ● Dec. 12, 2025
And it was one of the ugliest of things that brought ravens into my life and made them my medicine bird.
From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen
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