nasty
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Core was already contending with a crop of upstart private clubs crowding its turf as well as a nasty legal fight with its landlord.
That creates a potentially nasty combination for the bond’s price because of a concept called duration—how distant most of its promised cash flows are.
One time, Mom skipped a business trip because Camille had a nasty stomach flu and Dad was freaked out.
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Bower recalled a particularly nasty crash in training this season, when an icy halfpipe made Kim bail out of a trick halfway through.
“Yes, ma’am,” I said, with just a bit of nasty in my voice.
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