unfavourable
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Lawyers for OpenAI showed text messages from August 2017 between Sutskever and Brockman that said: "Will a model 3 make you be willing to accept massively unfavourable terms?"
From BBC • May 5, 2026
A coastguard spokesman told AFP that the craft had endured "unfavourable meteorological conditions" during their odyssey.
From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026
Some report attendance falling by up to 30% following an unfavourable forecast.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026
Typical hedge trimming techniques, which use heavy machinery, can leave hedges sparse, creating unfavourable living environments for local animals like birds, hedgehogs and insects.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026
Sometimes, when the day was very unfavourable, his sisters would expostulate.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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