bad taste
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In the grimmest bad taste, the letter gave Haifa until “7 October 2026” to respond.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
A new vanguard—led by the beer-swilling redneck Stone Cold Steve Austin—would bring the art form into the modern age by embracing bad taste.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
“It definitely left a very bad taste in our mouth,” she said.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 19, 2026
However, for Newcastle season ticket holder Adam Stoker, the manner of his subsequent departure "left a bit of a bad taste in people's mouths".
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2026
The photo left a bad taste in my mouth.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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