nasty
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The dispute has gotten nasty, mostly through posts on competing Facebook groups.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
That could lead to a nasty surprise for which they might not have budgeted.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
Werro's triumph was all the more impressive given she suffered a nasty fall in her semi-final on Thursday, before later being reinstated into the final.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
That comes from finding common ground, not from scare ads and nasty attacks.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
I shudder at the way he says that word, gusanos, as if he knows that Papá has said nasty things about him and the rebels.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
He loves all disfigured nasties, be they swamp creatures, eyeball-less ogres or bolt-headed Hellboys.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2025
Think of what you step in outside: Shoes can carry all kinds of nasties, including pesticides and bacteria such as E. coli.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 15, 2024
AMR is a broad phenomenon, but simply describes when our tools defending against deadly microscopic nasties stop working.
From Salon ● Mar. 9, 2024
The researchers tested the principles of AI-aided antibiotic discovery in E. coli in 2020, but have now used that knowledge to focus on the big nasties.
From BBC ● May 25, 2023
I looked around the band hall, sure that Rachel was going to make a bunch of bloodthirsty nasties pop out of the walls; but we were still alone.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
The nobler the cause, the nastier the graft.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
"H3 is always a hotter virus, it's a nastier virus, it's more impactful on the population," said Prof Lewis.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2025
His book shows how all the 1980s-era “official English” measures were basically test balloons for the nastier legislation that followed, I noted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2025
All but two expect a busier, nastier summer and fall for hurricanes.
From Seattle Times ● May 23, 2024
You start dragging out each little chore because if the manager on duty catches you in an idle moment he will give you something far nastier to do.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
“You want the cheapest, nastiest crude others can’t run,” Kemp said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 6, 2026
He told called the question “nasty” and told the reporter, “don’t ever say what you said,” because “that’s a nasty question. To me, that’s the nastiest question.”
From Slate ● May 31, 2025
Yep, those damn Yankees, their oldest of October rivals, their nastiest of playoff nemesis, the pinstriped pains that have haunted the Dodger franchise for more than a century.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2024
One of the largest, priciest and nastiest proxy contests in history will come to a head on Wednesday, when Disney is scheduled to virtually host its annual shareholder meeting.
From New York Times ● Apr. 3, 2024
The moment my shoulder brushed his, he snapped the book shut and turned to give me the nastiest stink eye he could muster.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
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