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unsavory

[uhn-sey-vuh-ree] / ʌnˈseɪ və ri /


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Plopping her youngest in front of our local public TV station’s daytime lineup meant she didn’t have to worry about me being exposed to what she viewed as unsavory material.

From Salon • Jan. 30, 2026

They recall unsavory nicknames and a persistent stigma.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

This week: Larry Summers has stepped down from his public positions following the release of unsavory emails he exchanged with Jeffrey Epstein.

From Slate • Nov. 22, 2025

Crowe’s Dec. 6, 1973, cover story on the Allman Brothers was meant to atone for an earlier profile on the band written for the magazine by Grover Lewis, a brutally honest and often unsavory portrait.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2025

Whom the whiskers had belonged to initially—what unsavory animal—was a question that Edward could not bear to consider for too long.

From "The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane" by Kate DiCamillo




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