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unpopular

[uhn-pop-yuh-ler] / ʌnˈpɒp jə lər /


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His strategy has largely worked in getting the unpopular agency’s name out of the headlines.

From Salon Aug. 21, 2026

“Sometimes you need to do things that might be unpopular if it’s going to be something that benefits the greater good. A healthy economy is the tide that raises all ships.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

In 2025-26, the WSL replaced the Sunday 18:45 kick-off time with more noon matches, but this also proved unpopular.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

The army has been blighted by several scandals -- particularly over an unpopular mobilisation drive, the treatment of conscripts and reports of widespread absenteeism and equipment shortages in some units.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

Nobody wasted their breath pretending to feel very sad about the Riddles, for they had been most unpopular.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling




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