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"It's a difficult situation, and I believe we need more trustworthy platforms that don't allow people to behave badly."

From Barron's ● Nov. 24, 2025

Shah, who is chairman of the BBC board, said the report highlighted "some deep-seated issues", and that people who "abuse power or punch down or behave badly" have no place at the corporation.

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2025

“We almost admire people who behave badly and whose lives are a mess and then there is a redemption story,” said Mr. Breen.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 27, 2023

Also, and this is a general thought for all service industries: If your business is chronically short-staffed, you are pretty much guaranteed unhappy customers, some of whom will, inevitably, behave badly.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2023

But when Nailer thought about it, most of those words and ideas just seemed like good excuses for people to behave badly and think they could get away with it.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi


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