ugly
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In the eyes of many people, vultures are downright ugly.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Whether you’re flirting or trying to make friends, it’s easier to exist in places where you’re not thought of as inherently ugly.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
Misguided laws direct money to outside groups, which find ugly messages easier than positive ones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Edwards: “Sometimes it would get ugly and my stomach would turn.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
He plops himself into the folding metal lawn chair next to it while Zara and I perch on Gertrude, which is our name for the ugly couch — or as Pops called it, a chesterfield.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Things could well get uglier before they get better for England.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 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
A grim season got even uglier for the Las Vegas Raiders when they lost 31-0 to the Philadelphia Eagles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 15, 2025
Tally felt uglier every second she spent there.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
He is renowned for his precise and restrained use of language, delivering provocative truths about people’s ugliest impulses and asking the audience to laugh at them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
“If you insult your allies and push them to the brink in every negotiation, if you present your ugliest face to the world, then this consent will evaporate,” Fullilove said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026
The pair clearly reinforce each other’s ugliest tendencies.
From Salon ● Feb. 18, 2026
A building once described as "Britain's ugliest" has been granted Grade II listed status, ending a 35‑year campaign to secure protection for one of London's Brutalist landmarks.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2026
A girl whose face was screwing up in the ugliest way, tears starting to stream from her eyes.
From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin
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