ugly
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It’s the money you spend in the ugly years so you aren’t forced to sell stocks at the bottom.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
As attention turns once again to how the nation finds its stars of the future, this provides another ugly reminder that behaviour on and around pitches across the country also needs further scrutiny.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Digital disaffection has bled into our lives like dye onto white linen, creeping through every inch of the fabric until it’s covered in amorphous patterns of color; some beautiful, some painfully ugly.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
In addition, the fight has grown increasingly ugly after Paramount threatened to leave California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
The mood inside Ford’s became dark, ugly, and menacing.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
Things looked uglier when looking at the full week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
France scored five tries to win 36-14, but it could have been even uglier for Ireland had they not summoned what head coach Andy Farrell called a "gallant" second-half display.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2026
Today’s time is uglier than almost any time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 21, 2026
Here’s where silver gets uglier than rare earths.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 30, 2025
The essence was elsewhere, in the older, uglier, more comfortable halls enclosing the Center Com- mon.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
"Is it just me or am I the ugliest person alive?" a woman in her early 30s asks the camera on TikTok, accompanied by the caption "POV: Girls in their luteal phase."
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Can we touch on the name of your special “Ugly Baby”? Who’s the ugliest baby you’ve ever seen?
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
“It was probably the ugliest environment that I’ve been in,” said one respondent.
From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026
The pair clearly reinforce each other’s ugliest tendencies.
From Salon ● Feb. 18, 2026
He was the ugliest, most vicious-looking baboon I’ve ever seen in my life.
From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel
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