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"The weather isn't necessarily driving people out of summer weddings, but the weather will drive people out of venues that aren't equipped on an unpleasantly warm day."

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

Peter Webber, who directed the 2007 film adaptation of “Hannibal Rising,” reported that Mr. Harris was unpleasantly “shocked” by the movie.

From The Wall Street Journal May 29, 2026

“That cut into investors’ returns, so a lot of investors were unpleasantly surprised back in 2022.”

From MarketWatch May 27, 2026

Watching the movie is, even now, an unpleasantly immersive experience.

From Slate Oct. 29, 2024

I told myself that I wouldn’t want to live in such an unpleasantly cold country, where I would always have to worry about my nose, ears, and face falling off.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah




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