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undesirable

[uhn-di-zahyuhr-uh-buhl] / ˌʌn dɪˈzaɪər ə bəl /


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The undesirable start time made it possible for the Dream to play in Atlanta’s larger NBA arena rather than the 3,500-seat, multi-purpose Gateway Center Arena where it plays most games.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

And we absolutely need to abolish the concept that going to a concert alone is any kind of abnormal or undesirable behavior.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

“School districts across the country have overhauled admissions criteria for competitive public schools after concluding that existing systems produced undesirable racial enrollment patterns,” they said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

One human rights concern raised in recent years is that AI can display biases against particular groups if trained on large datasets scraped from the internet which can include racist, sexist and other undesirable material.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

For the Chinese government, an uncontrolled surge of impoverished Korean refugees is undesirable for several reasons.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden

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

Trans people are not undesirables from whom society must be protected, but free and equal human beings.

From Slate ● Mar. 3, 2021

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

My mother is currently associating with some undesirables who are attempting to transform her into an athlete of sorts, depraved specimens of mankind who regularly bowl their way to oblivion.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole


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