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unwanted

[uhn-won-tid, ‐-wawn‐] / ʌnˈwɒn tɪd, ‐ˈwɔn‐ /
ADJECTIVE
undesired
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The updates included more advanced photo editing capabilities, amplifying existing Apple features and making it possible to spatially adjust photos in myriad ways, altering the framing in addition to deleting unwanted people or background objects.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Ancelotti will need every tool available to him though - Portuguese included - for the size of the challenge ahead this summer: preventing Brazil from setting an unwanted record.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Medication management, such as mifepristone plus misoprostol and a D&C are also used for terminating unwanted pregnancies.

From Salon • May 26, 2026

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 limits unwanted marketing messages.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Chicago’s small but vocal censorians feared that impoverished parents would turn the building into a depository for unwanted children.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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