indiscretion
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For companies that eventually turned profitable, hyperbole can be forgiven as a youthful indiscretion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Key, who played 15 Tests for England, said news of this latest indiscretion left him with a "sinking feeling, then anger, then disbelief".
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
Years later, he literally mobilized an army to prevent that brief indiscretion from destroying his political ambitions.
From Barron's ● Mar. 16, 2026
It’s worth noting that indiscretion, however heartfelt, became public by accident.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2025
“You think if you deliver it to the Erudite, they’ll forgive your indiscretion and let you back in their good graces.”
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
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