grimace
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For Americans who grimace at the thought of “big government,” this distanced Social Security from public assistance or welfare.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
"I'm not a fan," Ethan says with a grimace.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
Three portable toilets in the west parking lot were so full that a woman repeatedly opened and closed each door with a grimace and then walked away.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025
“I think that smile, it wasn’t like a — it was like an ‘ooh’, you know, like, one of those,” Cunningham said, making a grimace.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2025
She smiles, but it comes out more like a grimace.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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