turnoff
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But AI’s often imperfect renderings, including bread that “looks like reptile skin” and shrimp that looks like “otherworldly fleshy rings” are often a turnoff.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
The overtly cute approach to self-care was a massive turnoff for me, though that might just be a personality mismatch.
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026
So, it’s understandable if the iShares quality ETF, QUAL, goes for a little more, but it’s a bigger turnoff that it does so after having underperformed since its launch in 2013.
From Barron's ● Dec. 26, 2025
"Peter Dutton's face behind him was a huge turnoff - for me personally too."
From BBC ● May 7, 2025
By the time I reached the turnoff it had been nearly two hours since I had seen him.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
