revulsion
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“The Fourth Amendment was born of the Founders’ revulsion for general warrants and writs of assistance—instruments that allowed the government to search first and develop suspicions later,” Mr. Chatrie says in his brief.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
She’s keenly aware that her first two films, “Promising Young Woman” and “Saltburn,” were received with as much shock as they were revulsion.
From Salon ● Feb. 14, 2026
Several ads trafficked in revulsion as an attention-getter, none more so than this one for a body shaver featuring various clumps of removed body hair singing with their little hairy mouths.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2026
They were placed on remand until December 24 pending further investigations into the incident, which sparked widespread revulsion after the footage was shared on social media.
From Barron's ● Dec. 18, 2025
I look for the slightest bit of revulsion, but none is there.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
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