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Some praised the Hitch star for looking happy and returning to music, while others said that the onstage moment of attempting to kiss Martinez was inappropriate.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025 -
Doing so discourages inappropriate behavior with clear sanctions that are duly communicated to the entire organization, while good behavior is rewarded.—
Susana Sierra,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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From fiscal year 2015 to 2022, the Social Security Agency paid about $72 billion in improper payments, most of which were overpayments, the report noted.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2025
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Listen to this article The Orlando police officer involved in the high-speed chase that killed a bystander last month had previously been disciplined in at least three incidents, one involving improper use of force and two for vehicle crashes, the Orlando Sentinel has learned.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
Orlando Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The sun will also hang around an hour later in the evening, contributing to an unseemly 8:30 sunset in most of the continental U.S. and the absurdity of an 11:44 p.m. sunset in Alaska on the June 21 summer solstice.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
TIME,
5 Mar. 2025
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In her letter, Sassoon contended that the resulting deal calling for dismissal of the case was unseemly in two ways.—
The Editors,
National Review,
21 Feb. 2025
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Fans were skeptical of the collaboration, pointing out the match seemed incongruous off the bat and doubling down after hearing the track itself.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
28 Jan. 2025
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Comfortable familiarity and an awkward desire to escape co-exist like the two quotes at the start, both true in incongruous harmony.—
David Opie,
IndieWire,
18 Feb. 2025
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Polar research and expeditions were considered inherently masculine endeavors unsuitable for women during the heroic age of Antarctic exploration, which began in 1897 and lasted until 1922.—
Nicole Edenedo,
AFAR Media,
3 Mar. 2025
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When the wildly unsuitable secretary of defense announces there will be 8% cuts in our military budget for each of the next five years, some weapons programs will be reduced or cancelled to meet that goal.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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These are responses that may sound correct at first, but turn out to be wrong (like your crazy uncle’s Thanksgiving table advice), often due to inapplicable or inaccurate information being used to train the models.—
Dean DeBiase,
Forbes,
25 Nov. 2024
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Pavia could argue Bewley is inapplicable since while the Bewley brothers were paid to play in OTE, there is no comparable point for Pavia.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
24 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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Megan Rapinoe smiling through teary eyes, her emotions clashing as the end of her famed career ambles to an unfitting close.—
Candace Buckner,
Anchorage Daily News,
6 Aug. 2023
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If the Suns didn’t already make clear that the Mavericks are halfway to a humbling and unfitting end to their encouraging season, Phoenix fans underscored the fact Wednesday night as subtly as rolling out a guillotine.—
Dallas News,
Dallas News,
5 May 2022
Adjective
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Entering 2025, the club responded during the January transfer window by replacing players unfit for Fabregas' tactical system with ten new signings, including Maxence Caqueret (Lyon), Assane Diao (Real Betis) and Barcelona loanee Alex Valle.—
David Ferrini,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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But both those cases were dismissed after he was found unfit to stand trial, said a spokeswoman for the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Unbeseeming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbeseeming. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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