tawdry
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Some critics have called Your Fault: London clichéd, unnecessary and "fanfiction-like" - Variety said the first film in the trilogy was "a trashy gimmick", external and a "tasteless" adaptation of "tawdry teen literature".
From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026
The citrus estates began to get carved up in tawdry divorce settlements, battles of wills that captivated the tabloids.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
Soon it came to mean tawdry and second-class goods.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025
Instead of a fixation on the tawdry side of life, you see works that explore the things that bind all people together: family, love, politics, complex emotions and sensual memories.
From Salon • Aug. 13, 2024
Beside such treasures the gloves looked cheap and tawdry.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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