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ugly

[uhg-lee] / ˈʌg li /




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

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

Those years gave me an early and ugly lesson in mob mentality and collective cruelty.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

They can hurt households, squeeze margins, and show up ugly in survey data.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

On the outside, she was pretty enough—blond hair, watery blue eyes, upturned nose—but if a smile can make an ordinary person beautiful, a scowl can make a beautiful person ugly.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman




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