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unpopularity

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Recent Examples of unpopularity The election showed that economic concerns and the failure of the opposition to form a coherent counter to Pashinyan outweighed the unpopularity of some of his foreign policy ventures. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 8 June 2026 But the White House is also grasping the reality of data centers’ increasing unpopularity. — Julia Shapero, The Hill, 22 June 2026 Some fear the war's unpopularity and the economic fallout could harm the GOP's chances at keeping control of Congress after the midterm elections in November. — Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 3 June 2026 Starmer has seen the departure of several junior and senior ministers in recent weeks, as Labour Party lawmakers revolt and rivals plot, in despair at the government’s relentless unpopularity. — ABC News, 12 June 2026 Starmer has seen the departure of several junior and senior ministers in recent weeks, as Labor Party lawmakers revolt and rivals plot, in despair at the government’s relentless unpopularity. — Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026 Andy Burnham has wanted to lead the Labour Party for more than a decade, and now the deep unpopularity of the incumbent, Keir Starmer, has created a path to Downing Street for the Manchester mayor. — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026 Now Starmer is going due to unpopularity, largely self-inflicted, after policy errors including scrapping the pensioners’ winter fuel allowance, hitting small farmers with inheritance tax increases and appointing a close friend of the late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein as ambassador to Washington. — Ian King, CNBC, 24 June 2026 University of Houston Political Science Professor Mark Jones said Paxton may make some suburban Republicans vulnerable in the House, though in some of the less competitive races Trump would need to see continued unpopularity with Republicans as well. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 June 2026

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Noun

Years on, living in Mumbai and retreating to the anonymity of the background row, she is gradually drawn back toward the stage.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 July 2026
And the National Park Foundation’s president has told Congress that donors who request anonymity will not be disclosed, according to congressional Democrats.

— Luke Fountain, CNBC, 3 July 2026

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The short version is that after defeating the Kilrathi at the climax of Wing Commander 3, Mark Hamill’s Christopher Blair retires to a backwater world to live out a life in peace and obscurity.

— Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 3 July 2026
He had been dressed as a woman among the king’s daughters in order to avoid participating in the Trojan War and ultimately his fate to die a young heroic death, as opposed to a long life of obscurity.

— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of obscurity

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Aaron Nkrumah, wing, 6-5, Tennessee State My favorite total out-of-nowhere guy, Nkrumah is one of only four American college players to make my top 75 despite not playing in a Power 5 conference, and unlike the others, his alma mater isn’t even a mid-major.

— John Hollinger, New York Times, 20 June 2026
Little Rock advances with an out-of-nowhere comeback that leads to an 85-83 double-overtime victory over Purdue in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026

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