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as in corrupt
having or showing lowered moral character or standards
there's something unclean about this whole business
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as in filthy
not clean
a lackadaisical waiter who tried to set our table with smudged glasses and unclean silverware
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Recent Examples of unclean
Court documents alleged unclean conditions, painful procedures without proper medication, and cramped living quarters for the animals.
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Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Although many kids got great care, others ended up in overcrowded, unclean centers.
—Elliot Haspel, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2025
Katadyn BeFree Water Filter Bottle Clean water is non-negotiable when exploring the backcountry—one sip of unclean water can have life-threatening consequences.
—Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2025
Suppose the Byzantine code comes back unclean.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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Which makes Shelley Joseph today’s poster gal for the corrupt double standards in the Massachusetts legal system.—
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Trump is running the most brazenly corrupt administration in modern history.—
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Merry Christmas ya filthy animals.—
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In other words, Cunha’s job is to convince the Americans now running the federal government to give Brown’s motley crew of gender-benders, anti-Semites and filthy-rich legacies a good leaving alone.—
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This leaves a sicker risk pool behind and drives premiums even higher for those who remain.—
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Humans who have prolonged close contact with sick or dead birds infected with HPAI are the most at risk of becoming infected.—
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The checklist for cleaning the kitchen was probably just washing dirty dishes, wiping down countertops, and mopping the floors.—
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Don't be afraid to get your hands dirty.—
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Two meetings will be hosted this month for public input on a proposal to restore a degraded estuary in South Laguna at Aliso Creek.—
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Loyola Marymount University professor Demian Willette uses it to better understand how micro-forests take up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, contribute to local biodiversity and help restore degraded land.—
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Among them is the question of whether to use stained parts of the haversacks — possibly containing blood — on the straps’ reverse side, or to cut around them entirely.—
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The stained glass traces a hierarchy from the current dean to the Crown and then to God.—
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These chambers mimic Mars’ low-pressure atmosphere, dry conditions, and dusty surface.—
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Don’t sit at home getting dusty.—
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The land, unfenced, abuts a bald blackened hillside that must be public land.—
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In its time open, fueled by fans of its blackened mahi and buttery lobster rolls, owner Mike Smith has expanded his footprint, moving into a larger stall in the popular food hall — which has allowed for a menu expansion, as well.—
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“Unclean.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unclean. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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