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unsavory

[uhn-sey-vuh-ree] / ʌnˈseɪ və ri /


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The filmmakers got current members to talk, though mostly they try to explain away everything unsavory.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The mayor acknowledged that Stanton has long had to fight an unsavory reputation but argued that those days are past.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Fuqua understands that making a narrative film into a glorified concert is the ideal way to breeze past anything unsavory.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

That means "unsavory facts will take longer to come to light, if they do at all. The administration will feel less pressure to provide a coherent justification and plan," he said.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Reader, in the spirit of honesty, I must utter a difficult and unsavory truth: Rats are not beautiful creatures.

From "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread" by Kate DiCamillo




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