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ugly

[uhg-lee] / ˈʌg li /




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The Swedish pop star treated the crowds to back-to-back, high-energy pop bangers from her latest album Midnight Sun, alongside a host of fan favourites like Stateside and Pretty Ugly.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

She introduces us to the Ugly Animal Preservation Society, an organization whose remit is to raise awareness and support for creatures such as the proboscis monkey and the blobfish.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

This is “Pretty Ugly: the Story of the Lunachicks.”

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026

Machado said, meanwhile, the director Steve Lewis had opened a new firm, Coyote Ugly Liverpool Ltd, in May 2024.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

And how odd, too, to watch as Ugly Betty and her friends were free to walk the streets of New York City, while we were trapped inside with nothing to do.

From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai




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