: not excitingly attractive : not glamorous
unglamorous work
… only 80 pay to enter this unglamorous, graffiti-scarred brick building with views of the Thames.—
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But with users, one unglamorous application of Clay’s software was resonating above all: go-to-market efforts, centered mostly on the spreadsheet part.
—Alex Konrad, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Funding an unglamorous job Hyperion has been in operation since 1925, and underwent its last major upgrade in the 1990s.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
These basics, while unglamorous, are critical for resilience.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
As unglamorous as an electric utility, some might say.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Dec. 2010
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Alex Konrad, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Funding an unglamorous job Hyperion has been in operation since 1925, and underwent its last major upgrade in the 1990s.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
These basics, while unglamorous, are critical for resilience.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
As unglamorous as an electric utility, some might say.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Dec. 2010
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“Unglamorous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unglamorous. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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