unsavory
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Unsavory, sure, and illegal to boot, but desperate times call for desperate actions.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Unsavory as it sounds, welcome to the brave new world of NIL in collegiate football.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2021
Meanwhile, Marion Nestle, academic scourge of ‘Big Food’, brings the account up to date in Unsavory Truth, her latest withering analysis of industry efforts to corrupt science and dodge regulation.
From Nature • Oct. 14, 2018
Unsavory optics also figure into Chuck’s subplot this week, as he drags his son into a photo op to buttress his ascending public image for political office.
From New York Times • Apr. 2, 2017
Unsavory sorts murmured indelicacies at cutlet stands; grandmothers consulted almanacs to determine a propitious hour for the betrothal.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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