inappropriate

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Over the past decade, “brand safety”—the practice of ensuring ads don’t appear next to inappropriate or controversial material—has become a significant focus of the ad industry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

In a statement, the Canal Street club said an investigation was under way into what happened and it "would be inappropriate to comment further".

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

In a footnote, the plaintiff clarified that his brother was also present at the time of the incident and that neither of them engaged in inappropriate conduct toward the unidentified woman.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

“The Government was thus already on notice that such a statement delivered in this environment is precisely the kind of inappropriate persuasion the Injunction sought to prevent,” Fitzgerald wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

He told me about his will, his life insurance policy, all of those horrible businesslike things that feel so inappropriate to think about when someone has died.”

From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer