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dislike

[dis-lahyk] / dɪsˈlaɪk /




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Wall Street is still getting familiar with Warsh’s curt style and dislike of providing forward guidance.

From MarketWatch Aug. 27, 2026

She expected to dislike the store—but that’s not exactly what happened.

From Slate Aug. 4, 2026

An undercurrent of friction brought an edge to the breezy vibe, with Edwards often acting as the awkward buffer between Lucey and Barberie, who did little to disguise their dislike of each other.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

"A society can have strong opinions about taste. But taste should not easily become administrative power, or an excuse for it," he says, adding that "dislike should not become cancellation power".

From BBC Jul. 3, 2026

He spoke of his friend’s dislike of the burning heats, the hurricanes, and rainy seasons of that region.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

"The challenge goes way beyond just putting AI into a robot," said Lian Jye Su from technology research group Omdia, who dislikes the term "physical AI" for downplaying the complexity of the hardware solutions needed.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

James Piper, co-host of the Talking Rubbish podcast, co-owner of Ecosurety, said he dislikes BuzzBallz because of how difficult they are to recycle.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

Maybe he just really dislikes the entire program and wasn’t targeting Haitians in particular.

From Slate Jun. 25, 2026

Whether Mr. Vance’s error arose from laziness or dishonesty or something else, I don’t know, but alas it typifies the low regard he has for people who profess views he dislikes.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

She already dislikes her mom because she thinks she wears way too much makeup and dresses like a teenager.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez

Many of the offers centered on capitalizing on their family names and pigeonholing them into commercial pop or hip-hop, which they tried and ultimately disliked.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

He developed a surprising reputation as an interpreter of Rachmaninoff and other romantics disliked by modernists.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

Much is made about just how much Washington disliked sitting; he knew about Greek mythology and the fate that would befall any man who became absorbed in his own image.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

He reportedly disliked the constant and later referred to it as his "biggest blunder."

From Science Daily Jun. 19, 2026

But before was a slate-toned blur and she no longer knew who she had been then, what she had enjoyed, disliked, wanted.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

When the bubble is big enough, it shifts the behavior of the market as a whole from disliking capital expenditure, and hating speculative capital spending in particular, to loving it.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 1, 2025

Some readers confessed to never having seen the film whose soundtrack they love; others even reported disliking it.

From New York Times May 26, 2024

He told the court he had "political views" about Mr Trump's time in office, liking some of his policies and disliking others.

From BBC Apr. 19, 2024

Rice in America has gotten a bad reputation, Johnson says, with some nutritionists disliking its starchiness and tendency to cause spikes in blood sugar.

From Seattle Times Sep. 25, 2023

Polly, who was disliking the Queen and feeling rather sulky, would not have let her hand be taken if she could have helped it.

From "The Magician's Nephew" by C. S. Lewis




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