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“You want the cheapest, nastiest crude others can’t run,” Kemp said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

He told called the question “nasty” and told the reporter, “don’t ever say what you said,” because “that’s a nasty question. To me, that’s the nastiest question.”

From Slate • May 31, 2025

Yep, those damn Yankees, their oldest of October rivals, their nastiest of playoff nemesis, the pinstriped pains that have haunted the Dodger franchise for more than a century.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2024

One of the largest, priciest and nastiest proxy contests in history will come to a head on Wednesday, when Disney is scheduled to virtually host its annual shareholder meeting.

From New York Times • Apr. 3, 2024

He had been working with the boys' relay on the field and was now walking toward Lu and Ghost, letting out the nastiest cackle ever.

From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds