polarizing

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“There are contestants that become very polarizing and you’ll have people absolutely foaming at the mouth wanting them to lose,” says former champion Mattea Roach, speaking from experience.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Best known as one-half of reality TV’s most polarizing couple on “The Hills,” Pratt built a reputation as a needling instigator, often leaning into the role of villain with annoying enthusiasm.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

And with the polarizing and extreme response to Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights,” it seems this animosity has reached its crest.

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2026

Talarico, 36, has drawn interest from party figures who believe a less polarizing nominee could perform better with swing voters in a large, diverse state.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

They wore shiny, textured gray-blue suits and wide ties and sported long sideburns and slightly too large brown- tinted polarizing glasses.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee