disgust
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Galán declined to be interviewed for Carr’s documentary, having been thoroughly raked over the coals once the public’s visceral disgust with “The Swan” got it canceled after its second season.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026
While all his experiences up to 2016 were instructive, they couldn’t buffer the shock and disgust of the backlash to his protest.
From Salon ● Sep. 29, 2026
Then there’s shame and disgust, the inhibitions that nature uses to turn humans into social beings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
After Rybakina sent an ace past her to secure victory, Sabalenka flung her racquet away in disgust before congratulating her opponent.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
A look of disgust crosses Namontack’s face, as if he is not quite sure how to tell me his next point.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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She later said: "He knew exactly what he was doing. He stripped all dignity from our loved ones, and for what? Money? He disgusts me."
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
“It really disgusts me,” said Romain Le Riguer, a 20-year-old literature student, who had spontaneously come to the plaza.
From New York Times ● Mar. 16, 2023
But she said their lack of apparent remorse “shows a callousness and maliciousness that disgusts me.”
From Washington Post ● Jan. 27, 2023
But it’s the sovereign’s weakness as a ruler that disgusts the queen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2022
Whose heavy breathing neither enrages nor disgusts, but amuses you like that of a cherished pet.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
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And if he can’t beat a not-great Ducks team — without its starting quarterback — how can he rally a fan base that’s several exits past disillusioned and fast approaching disgusted?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have warned about a growing parasitic outbreak that causes explosive diarrhea, which has delighted and disgusted the internet, because of course it has.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026
"I felt disgusted being in the same room as him again," she added.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
She argues that Richmond, alienated from the king and disgusted by parliamentary passivity, kindled a printed firestorm in the public sphere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Rowdy took one look at himself and was so disgusted with what he saw he scooted under the house.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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In a second post on his official governor of California X account, Newsom shared an article on the comments from the Los Angeles Times saying it was "disgusting and disqualifying".
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
In a public confrontation with Reform UK home affairs spokesman Zia Yusuf in Portsmouth on Monday, Thomas complained that Nigel Farage had branded his Dover protest "disgusting".
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
“It was disgusting, and I looked around and I was like, ‘Wow.’
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
LSU coach Kim Mulkey’s attitude about this is disgusting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
I am in love with Kelly J., who thinks I am disgusting even though I finish worksheets faster than all the other boys.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
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