disgust
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Somewhere, Jonathan Gold is shaking his head in disgust.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 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
In response, the managing director of the country’s soccer federation resigned in disgust, and the team left South Africa winless after scoring just once in three games.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
In 2012, Ronaldo inspired Real to their first La Liga title in four years but it was Messi who picked up his fourth straight Ballon d'Or award - much to his rival's disgust.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
“We’ve been using it for a toilet. There’s a bucket!” he says, responding to what must have been a look of disgust on my face.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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“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
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 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
He honestly disgusts me, and I’m glad to be free of him.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 26, 2023
It disgusts me, this effervescent and very public show of—what?
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
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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
One woman, who declined to give her name, looked almost disgusted as she passed the Wilshire/Cienega station, calling L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026
Marc Williams from the Springwell Solar Action Group said he was "disgusted" at the decision and vowed to "keep fighting this".
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2026
He left the fairgrounds, the exuberant fireworks exploding behind him, Maya-Jade’s disgusted expression in front of him.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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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
“Just disgusting behavior by an anonymous account,” Chuck Todd, a former Meet the Press moderator, wrote of the post that mentioned Holmes’ children.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
"Actions by those who carried out this horrific act of terror meant to intimidate and harass this family are disgusting," Huckabee wrote on X on Thursday.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
A Plaid Cymru spokesperson told BBC Wales: "The Reform UK Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd page must reflect on their disgusting comment - and as the local Reform MS, James Evans should condemn such an abhorrent statement."
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Passengers in nearby seats began to clear their throats in disapproval, for the children’s game was noisy and, frankly, disgusting.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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