unseemly
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A plane crash leads to an unseemly fight over bilingualism.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
These predictions—and still more disturbing ones—both confuse and enrage Oedipus, and lead him to accuse Creon of unseemly ambition and betrayal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025
The unseemly fallout between Rodgers and Dermot Desmond spilling into the public domain via Celtic's biggest shareholder's statement was so box office it sucked up most of the oxygen in the wake of Monday's news.
From BBC • Oct. 29, 2025
After watching clips of both of these incidents, it’s clear they were unseemly.
From Slate • Sep. 17, 2025
The boy dropped from his unseemly running and approached at a dignified walk.
From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck
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