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disgust

[dis-guhst, dih-skuhst] / dɪsˈgʌst, dɪˈskʌst /




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Galán declined to be interviewed for Carr’s documentary, having been thoroughly raked over the coals once the public’s visceral disgust with “The Swan” got it canceled after its second season.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 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

Tiffany Lynch, chair of the National Police Federation of England and Wales, said that for rank and file officers up and down the country it "feels personal" – "there is disgust, upset".

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

There were giggles and murmurs of disgust and delight from the group, then Door yelled, “Good thing the presentation isn’t scratch and sniff!”

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

Monica Missio, the mother of victim Nicholas Cleves, told the courtroom: "It disgusts me that he gets to wake up every day while my son does not."

From BBC ● May 18, 2023

“It saddens me, it disgusts me and disheartens me,” Alvarez said.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2023

“It really disgusts me,” said Romain Le Riguer, a 20-year-old literature student, who had spontaneously come to the plaza.

From New York Times ● Mar. 16, 2023

“It really disgusts me,” said Republican South Carolina state Sen. Katrina Shealy, ripping into her male colleagues on the floor of the state Senate.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 25, 2022

But now, every single thing about that night disgusts me.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Vincent was spurred to start the project after feeling "disgusted" at stories of malnutrition affecting primary school pupils in West Earlham, Norwich, with a headteacher reporting children with bowed legs.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

If you’re not disgusted by this devolution in protocol, I’m not sure what can possibly disgust you.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 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

She argues that Richmond, alienated from the king and disgusted by parliamentary passivity, kindled a printed firestorm in the public sphere.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

And it seemed that he, disgusted by Bunny in what appeared to be virtually all respects, would be far more disgusted in that particular one than even I would be.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

Meanwhile Hill said that she loved swimming in the open water but found it "disgusting" to find human waste in the sea.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

“It was disgusting, and I looked around and I was like, ‘Wow.’

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

LSU coach Kim Mulkey’s attitude about this is disgusting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

Self-defense, the historian wrote, naturally required “the perpetual repetition” of what he called “the vainest and most disgusting of the pronouns”: the first-person singular.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

He ignored us as he inspected jars filled with dark disgusting liquids and dirty sprigs of herbs on the shelves behind the cauldron, deciding what else to throw in the concoction simmering within.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall




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