nasty
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"Just because a dog is big and muscular doesn't mean it's nasty."
From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026
Initially describing the question as "strange", Trump said: "Nobody did it on purpose. Mistakes are made, war is nasty."
From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026
History has also taught us that the gods like to dish out nasty surprises every few years: dot-com bubbles, subprime mortgage crises, pandemics, etc.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 16, 2026
I’m not in the habit of promoting credit-card offers, but wanted to note a new perk from Delta if you regularly check bags and are trying to dodge those nasty bag-fee increases.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Then all at once it didn’t taste so nasty any more.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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