What she could never be was ugly, clumsy, or just a man in drag.

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Therefore, the law permits something short of full disclosure: a peek, or a glimpse, but never the complete ugly picture.

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In the UK, where ugly sweater parties had never quite caught on in the same way, the onset of the phenomenon was perhaps more sudden.

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She had never believed anyone would ever want her because of the ugly patchwork of scars that banded across her back and pitted her arm, but Bui Huy Toan seemed to love her more because of them.

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As for team leader Mr. Fantastic, he's currently dealing with the planet eater Galactus, who has reared his ugly head once again, and that's never good.

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Most people will never tell you your kid, or your latest idea, is ugly.

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