unflattering
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The Independent's reviewer, Nick Hilton, though, gave the "generation-defining show" four stars, saying it "paints a clear-eyed, unflattering portrait of modern America".
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
Those who benefit from misinformation can easily exploit this -- a phenomenon researchers call the "liar's dividend," where genuine but unflattering information is waved away as AI-generated.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
Women’s throats are sore, and their eyes are an unflattering shade of red.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
The series is certainly an unflattering look at academia, but the cheap shots are pretty cheap, considering all the current acrimony surrounding higher education and the cartoonish way it’s so often portrayed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
By contrast, the owl publicity was a nightmare for Mother Paula’s All-American Pancake Houses, Inc., which found itself the subject of an unflattering frontpage article in the Wall Street Journal.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
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