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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

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

The constant Polymarket ads felt cheap and unsavory to say the least, reducing all of the stellar films nominated to fodder for basement-dwelling creeps to bet on.

From Salon • Jan. 13, 2026

Many of the unsavory creatures voluntarily fled before the terrible onslaught.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull




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