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unkind

[uhn-kahynd] / ʌnˈkaɪnd /


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“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

He also shares a desire to cultivate more patience and to become more willing to challenge unkind behavior.

From Science Daily • Dec. 13, 2025

Viewers responded to his “DWTS” debut by voicing their concern on social media that he might suffer a heart attack live onstage, which is unkind, but he handled it in stride.

From Salon • Nov. 4, 2025

Ray, who is joining the Marines to make his disciplinarian but not unkind father proud, convinces Cam to join alongside him.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025

I knew I was being unkind, and I hated myself for it, but I had to find a way to get through this conversation before it killed me.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi