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unlovely

[uhn-luhv-lee] / ʌnˈlʌv li /


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One of the two optimistic stories goes under the unlovely name of the “nonlinear Phillips curve.”

From Seattle Times Sep. 12, 2023

All this takes place on an array of almost palpably unlovely Los Angeles locations, filmed here with a restless run-and-gun immediacy.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2022

I want it, in part, because it’s so unlovely or neglected.

From New York Times Mar. 1, 2022

A hope emerged that building new towns might be an alternative for unlovely and unloved city neighborhoods and for soulless peripheral subdivisions.

From Salon Oct. 16, 2021

But increasingly my narcissistic pleasure was tempered by the unlovely condition of the pool into which I gazed.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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