disgust
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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
A team of lab assistants spent months watching their reactions, coding facial expressions and scoring them against nine emotional behaviors: anger, disgust, happiness/amusement, contempt, sadness, embarrassment, fear, surprise and confusion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Many online reacted with disgust to his video, which was reposted on a community page and picked up by local news outlets.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
“I don’t like it,” Pita scrunched her chubby face in disgust when they propped the dressed body up against the mesquite’s trunk.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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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
“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
Whose heavy breathing neither enrages nor disgusts, but amuses you like that of a cherished pet.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
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These are just some of the reasons why Charlotte Howard, 52, from West Lavington, says she is "disgusted" by her own breasts.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 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
Opposing them were the Half-Breeds, who considered Grant a losing candidate because many voters had become disgusted by the scandals and corruption during his time in office.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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Green Party councillor Andy Brown said the levels of sewage going in the rivers "is deeply disgusting" and called the latest testing further upstream "far from reassuring".
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Posting on X, campaign group Stand Up To Racism described the footage as "disgusting".
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 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
“They are as sour and disgusting as Maddy Montgomery’s heart.”
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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