disgust
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Watching someone insist on their version of reality in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary evokes all manner of emotions: disgust, anger, disbelief, admiration and, of course, doubt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
While all his experiences up to 2016 were instructive, they couldn’t buffer the shock and disgust of the backlash to his protest.
From Salon ● Sep. 29, 2026
Then there’s shame and disgust, the inhibitions that nature uses to turn humans into social beings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Hodgkinson jokingly removed her medal in disgust when asked how she felt after the final.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Mustafa and I groan in disgust, and all of us crack up.
From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan
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Mr. Berge uses these stories to illustrate one of his recurring themes: What disgusts in one context can delight in another.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
She later said: "He knew exactly what he was doing. He stripped all dignity from our loved ones, and for what? Money? He disgusts me."
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
“These past few nights we’ve seen a level that disgusts every good person in this city,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2025
“Last year’s film kind of disgusts me a little bit when I look at myself,” Thibodeaux said.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 30, 2023
“Your sitzpinkling disgusts me,” Hassan said, but he gave the Hearse some extra gas and shot past the exit.
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
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"Theaker's former colleagues, and the force, have all been left shocked and disgusted by his actions and the long-term impact they have had on his victim."
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
And if he can’t beat a not-great Ducks team — without its starting quarterback — how can he rally a fan base that’s several exits past disillusioned and fast approaching disgusted?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
"The half-million Israelis living peacefully … are most disgusted by a small group of thugs," said US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee who welcomed the Israeli leaders' condemnation.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have warned about a growing parasitic outbreak that causes explosive diarrhea, which has delighted and disgusted the internet, because of course it has.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026
That was morality; things that made you disgusted afterward.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
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It’s an unabashedly disgusting R-rated horror entry that plays with a longstanding suspicion of mine: There’s something scary about Method actors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Vance said he was “disgusted”—not by the disgusting ad, but by the Republicans who criticized it and who should instead “stop whining.”
From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2026
In an open letter to The Columbus Dispatch newspaper, the city's former mayor Michael Coleman called the ad "the most vile, disgusting and lowest point I have ever seen in 35 years of political engagement."
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
It’s Hurts’ turn to receive some of that same criticism, I suppose, but what fuels it is especially disgusting.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026
What will he do after he pulls me out of this disgusting rubbish heap?
From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman
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