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sleazy

[slee-zee, sley-zee] / ˈsli zi, ˈsleɪ zi /


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A judge bounces the notorious plaintiffs firm from the J&J trial for sleazy behavior.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Among the other supporting roles, the most challenging to cast, the team agrees, was that of Euclides, the sleazy police chief.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

Rather than risk a military confrontation, they forced American troops to play the role of the sleazy kidnapper sneaking in windows.

From Salon • Jan. 21, 2026

Rockstar also revealed the Leonida Keys, the industrial Ambrosia region, sleazy Port Gellhorn and the mountainous Kalaga National Park.

From BBC • May 6, 2025

I thought again about how sleazy Myers had been during the trial.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson




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