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Sharing Isn’t Caring: Even though AI companies frown on chatbot password sharing, people still do it, leading to embarrassing discoveries, personal data mix-ups and even cybersecurity issues.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
Making "Year of the Horse" stuffed toys in a workshop, an employee accidentally stitched the festive foal's mouth on upside-down -- turning its cheerful expression into a gloomy frown.
From Barron's ● Feb. 5, 2026
Even if you want to cry when you walk in the door, turn that frown upside down and greet your host with a warm hug and a smile.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 17, 2026
Now bosses might frown upon a worker caught labouring over a spreadsheet.
From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2026
So very carefully, very slowly, concentrating very hard, with his face in a frown, he let go with one hand.
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
Dogs are exceptionally skilled at reading human emotions, from smiles and laughter to frowns and tears.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
On a recent day off from making lattes and Frappuccinos, Starbucks barista Bridget Baron came into work to do something the company usually frowns upon: posting an on-the-job TikTok.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 2, 2025
Young visitors at the Vietnam Military History Museum posted photos of themselves next to the flag with deep frowns, thumbs down or middle fingers raised.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2025
“I do from time to time get frowns and stares and questioning looks which is quite disconcerting…but they’ll let me go about my business.”
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2024
Bailey looks at the arc of cards and frowns.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
Expressing our rage at all that, however, is still frowned upon.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026
Henderson said he only realized the solicitation he’d been asked to do might be frowned upon after Orchid told him as much at their meal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
In the past, administrators "frowned upon trade schools, they wanted to steer everybody to go to college."
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
Boasting about one’s status is generally frowned upon in finance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
She frowned, deep creases appearing on her forehead and around her mouth.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
A boy and girl stand amid rows of crops and point at a frowning sun as an airplane sprays pesticides.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
In the troika of major figures in the Russian Revolution, Trotsky stood for ideas and Stalin represented power; their predecessor, Vladimir Lenin, had fused the two values as the frowning avatar of communist leadership.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
Many consumers have bought both the smiling and frowning versions, to represent both the highs and lows expected in the coming year.
From Barron's ● Feb. 5, 2026
The image depicts a frowning Churchill, who was 67 at the time, shortly after he delivered a speech to the Canadian parliament.
From BBC ● May 26, 2025
Bleak heights are carpeted in radiant colors; every crack and crevice of a frowning crag blossoms.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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