no-no
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"In a very patriarchal society, to have a woman sitting at the helm was a major no-no," she told the court, suggesting this had made her a target for unnamed male opponents.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
Putting EU money behind nuclear projects was long a no-no, with the 27-nation bloc focusing on renewables in the race to cut planet warming emissions.
From Barron's ● Mar. 10, 2026
The biggest no-no: Uploading documents with personal information into a publicly available AI tool.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 17, 2026
Telling shoppers their goods are only worth a fraction of what they originally paid for them is also a no-no for brands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2025
She learned that golden retrievers are not ponies, peas taste funny, dead flies on the floor are a no-no, but candy is really good.
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
But what if there are things that are major no-no’s that I don’t know about?
From Slate ● Dec. 23, 2019
Among the no-no’s - reaching out for handshakes or conversation with the pope and those accompanying him as they walk down the center aisle of the grand House chamber.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 24, 2015
They’re still mentioning car leases — one of Suze’s biggest no-no’s.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 27, 2015
The same sighing-and-hand-wringing routine applies to all of the supposed pregnancy no-no’s: wine, sushi, hot baths, intense exercise, flying, scooping cat litter.
From Time ● Dec. 2, 2014
‘Hey, I don’t know. Some Cherokee taboos were permanent no-no’s, like killing eagles.’
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
“Natural light is the best. I can’t do a dark house. The no-no of no-nos is bad floor plan and flow, and not enough natural light.”
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 24, 2025
Among the social no-nos: Surreptitiously recording others and reading on the device while seeming to ignore others.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2024
First, be sure to stir your tea gently — splishing & splashing or clinking are absolute no-nos.
From Salon ● Jan. 6, 2024
But most institutions, she notes, already have policies designed to avoid such obvious no-nos, such as employing family members on a grant.
From Science Magazine ● Sep. 29, 2021
But right now, Mr. Chang said, student staff members like him seem to be the ones catching and correcting the pandemic no-nos: “Who else is there?”
From New York Times ● Aug. 22, 2020
