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unwanted

[uhn-won-tid, -wawn-] / ʌnˈwɒn tɪd, -ˈwɔn- /
ADJECTIVE
undesired
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“This unwanted scrutiny and the ensuing media stories, which contain false information, has caused significant damage to Ms. Hudson, which would not have occurred had Defendants not leaked Ms. Hudson’s personal and private information.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

Instead of becoming usable glass, they begin to break down, damaging their structure and producing unwanted impurities.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

Scientists believe this distinction could make it possible to control hunger more precisely while reducing unwanted effects elsewhere in the body.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

He is recalling a childhood event—the day, as the title suggests, that he witnesses his father try to abandon an unwanted pet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

Preventing unwanted attachments, as we have just seen, is one reason.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker


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