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unloved

British  
/ ʌnˈlʌvd /

adjective

  1. not loved or cared for

    feeling neglected and unloved

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Feldman suspects the outperformance comes because such deals essentially carve out an unloved unit from a bigger company and matches it with a focused partner that can better extract value through greater scale.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

One veteran value fund manager thinks so, but he’s quick to point out that value doesn’t have to mean unloved stocks that are trading at bargain basement prices.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Purifoy’s fantastical assemblages made of found objects and unloved detritus provided the most fitting example of the creative desert mindset.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Now, however, Arsenal are currently in a magnificent position, but remain largely unloved outside their particular part of north London.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

A few minutes later Hugo was asleep, half on me, half on the unloved stuffed pony.

From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson

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