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Recent Examples of unflattering
The report concluded that criminal charges were not warranted, but also offered an unflattering assessment of Mr. Biden’s memory and cognitive capacity in the middle of the 2024 presidential campaign.
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Alan Feuer, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Find you a girl who will post unflattering photos of herself blowing her nose to celebrate your birthday, which is what Blake Lively did for her friend Samantha Stone.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 25 Nov. 2024
The unflattering truth, this skeptic might continue, is that my views on slavery simply reflect the moral common sense of the society I was born into.
—Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
One surprise inclusion: a film that takes a very unflattering view of Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
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Alan Feuer, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Find you a girl who will post unflattering photos of herself blowing her nose to celebrate your birthday, which is what Blake Lively did for her friend Samantha Stone.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 25 Nov. 2024
The unflattering truth, this skeptic might continue, is that my views on slavery simply reflect the moral common sense of the society I was born into.
—Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
One surprise inclusion: a film that takes a very unflattering view of Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unflattering
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Governments, meanwhile, may use their powers over information to suppress unfavorable narratives: laws originally aimed at misinformation, many enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic, can hinder free expression.Fergus McIntosh, The New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2025
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Already, President-elect Donald Trump and his cabinet have threatened legacy media with defamation lawsuits for unfavorable coverage.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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Though the pollen gunk will pass, he's concerned by a contingent of Twitter trolls who've shared uncomplimentary reviews of his recent North American tour.Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE.com, 21 Jan. 2022
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Neither party admitted to liability and each agreed to refrain from making disparaging, negative or uncomplimentary statements about the other, the document said.Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 29 July 2022
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Despite the incident and the derogatory remark, the FIA stated there would be no additional repercussions, indicating the matter is now closed, according to Motorsport.com.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Former President Trump used more derogatory and inflammatory terms.Dave Wessner, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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The 2023 Economic Report Of The President published in March of 2023 was relatively disparaging of cryptoassets and DLTs.Lawrence Wintermeyer, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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Prior to appearing on Cunningham's show on Monday, Huggins made more disparaging remarks about Xavier.Emily DeLetter, The Enquirer, 10 May 2023
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Fame-first culture is particularly rampant among younger generations who have bought into the idea that fame signals value—an erroneous inference that a person who is well-known for something must have achieved something.Matt Reynolds, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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That conviction was overturned by the 8th Ohio District Court of Appeals in 2011, which cited erroneous and confusing jury instructions as the reason for reversing the ruling, per Cleveland.com.Emily Blackwood, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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Apple is suspending its new artificial intelligence feature summarizing alerts for news and entertainment apps after facing complaints from news outlets and press freedom groups about generating false and inaccurate information.Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025
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Businesses should tread carefully, as inaccurate or misrepresented transcriptions could lead to legal liabilities, potential lawsuits, and in some cases, regulatory scrutiny.Jason Foodman, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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Trump has maintained that the accusations are untrue.Angel Saunders, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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In this vein, Annie has made deeply hurtful and entirely untrue claims about our family, and especially Sam.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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This was considered a pretty funny story, and not really objectionable.Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
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Avoid objectionable language, also known as any word or phrase that is readily decipherable.Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Unflattering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unflattering. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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