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Recent Examples of unpopular
On Monday, after almost a decade in office, Mr. Trudeau, who became deeply unpopular among many voters unhappy over pocketbook issues, stepped down as leader of the Liberal Party and his role as prime minister will soon end.
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The New York Times, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
The 53-year-old scion of Pierre Trudeau, one of Canada’s most famous prime ministers, became deeply unpopular with voters over a range of issues, including the soaring cost of food and housing as well as surging immigration.
—Rob Gillies, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
The leaders of the French Revolution faced a failing regime that was burdened by debt and increasingly unpopular—and not just with those who suffered from its inequalities but also among the aristocrats who had benefited from it.
—Margaret MacMillan, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
The bank has been revising a set of new rules, dubbed the Basel Endgame, that has been broadly unpopular in the industry.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
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Key West detectives’ investigation dates to Nov. 8 when two people went to police after receiving cell phone notifications alerting them that an unrecognized AirTag was detected near them and tracking their location, said Alyson Crean, spokeswoman for the police department.David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
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Discovered in 1913 during railroad excavations along Israel's southern coast, the tablet initially went unrecognized as a historically significant artifact.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Plus, the rest of the offensive roster is still unknown.Chad Graff, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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What materializes today is unknown, with any displays of aurora likely to be stronger or weaker than predicted.Jamie Carter, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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State of play: Detroit's defense was the unsung hero of the game, limiting Minnesota to just three field goals.Joe Guillen, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
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Align High-rise Pants Leggings were the unsung hero of T+L readers' travel outfits in 2024.Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2025
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While there are plenty of no-name carbon copy trainers and NPCs scattered throughout Pokémon, the characters that are part of the story tend to be wildly varied, with no two major characters being all that alike.Oliver Brandt, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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The proposal—in the sort of Upper East Side penthouse that dreams are made of, with an even dreamier shoe closet—is pretty romantic, and initially, the wedding is set to be just as sweet: a simple courthouse wedding with a no-name cream suit.Elise Taylor, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
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So, the ick is often our internal defense mechanism, working overtime to protect us from potential heartache, leading us to unconsciously push away great potential partners by focusing on unimportant qualities.Mark Travers, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Appearance is unimportant and, apparently, so are some of the themes.Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
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They’re housed within the Department of Justice and run from an obscure corner of the bureaucracy called the Executive Office for Immigration Review in the Justice.Brian Bennett, TIME, 30 Dec. 2024
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An obscure, yet utterly delicious, grower Champagne from Charles De Cazanove is poured by the glass—and the cellar list offers cult splits like Louis Latour Chassagne-Montrachet and Cos D'Estournel Bordeaux Red Blend that guests can purchase with cash or miles.Jeanne O'Brien Coffey, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Mormons, led by Utah Governor Brigham Young (an unrecognizable Kim Coates) — and the U.S. Army.Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 9 Jan. 2025
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The star's unrecognizable performance in the drama, set in Las Vegas, has gone mostly ignored during award season until now.Benjamin VanHoose, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
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To know all the actors, famous to unfamous.Daniel Vaillancourt, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2022
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But during this break in the action, a camera scanning courtside spotted Kobe, pleasantly inhabited by an almost unfamous happiness, teaching his daughter about the game.Matt Sullivan, Vulture, 29 June 2021
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“Unpopular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpopular. Accessed 14 Jan. 2025.
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