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ugly

[uhg-lee] / ˈʌg li /




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The same would not apply to the ugly conversations of the day before.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

I probably don’t need to tell you that Don Colossus is ugly.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

“The market has been hanging on to the idea that however ugly this conflict became, there would eventually be a diplomatic off-ramp,” said Nigel Green, chief executive officer at deVere Group.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

The shaming tends to fall into two categories: the ugly mouthful and the lonely eater.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

“These are nothing more than knobby, ugly, dirty turnips. I asked for beautiful and frightfully expensive tulips.”

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood




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