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unkind

[uhn-kahynd] / ʌnˈkaɪnd /


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There’s no denying that as a comedian, he is often unkind.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Some of the online judgment may seem unkind, but in today’s market, the criticism may be valid.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

Head teacher Tom Beveridge, said it had "reduced the number of incidents of children being unkind to each other online and, anecdotally in lessons, students are more focused".

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

“This is an attempt to try to make a very rough and unkind world filled with a little bit more love and laughter,” Poehler said of her show’s mission.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

Hot weather was most unkind to the dead, that was made painfully clear up at Bush Hill.

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson




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