undesirable
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In a video on X, he said wearing balaclavas was "undesirable" but "perfectly fair for people living in this Orwellian age".
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
“But that’s how things have progressed, and the development of technology will always outpace the development of defenses against the undesirable effects of technology,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
So many of the scenarios on these apps present classic examples of a perverse incentive, in which the structure of a system encourages undesirable results.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
A wave of artificial-intelligence adoption has come with an undesirable side effect: An explosion of cyberthreats.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 2, 2026
If the spacecraft’s three landing pods had sunk deeply into a loosely packed soil, various undesirable consequences would have followed, including immobilization of the sample arm.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Our ancestors are immigrants, criminals, and the undesirables.
From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2024
The skin barrier does more than just keeping undesirables out––it also is crucial for keeping certain essentials, like water, in.
From National Geographic ● Nov. 28, 2023
Mints are frequent offenders, and they top many gardeners’ lists of undesirables.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 29, 2023
This was contaminated with all sorts of undesirables: non-recyclable materials, food waste, oils and liquids that rot and spoil the bales.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 17, 2019
The Immigration Act of 1917 barred thirty-three kinds of undesirables from entering the United States, and so, in 1922, on the deck of the Giulia, passengers distussed how to escape the categories.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
