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faux pas

[foh pah] / foʊ ˈpɑ /


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The first reason is the data collection faux pas of 2020.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

"A different style and completely different colours," Andy chuckled - his wife Danni only spotted the faux pas when she got to the school gates.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

Mr. Kerrigan’s faux pas could have been worse: He could have told his daughter that she was “one in a million”—which, in this country, means there are 347 others just like her.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025

The perplexed look on her face instantly confirmed the faux pas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

I couldn’t have known it in the moment, but I was committing what would be deemed an epic faux pas.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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