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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 scene involves an unsavory routine on how to recognize a shoplifter.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 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

Google and security researchers say the mysterious Chinese company is an unsavory enterprise that sneaks unwanted and dangerous software on millions of phones, home computers and Android devices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

The purpose of their stay, the letters stated clearly, was to observe and explore the various unsavory stories which had been circulated about the house for most of its eighty years of existence.

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson




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