indiscretion
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There follows a catalog of gaucheness and indiscretion.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
Years later, he literally mobilized an army to prevent that brief indiscretion from destroying his political ambitions.
From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026
Instead, they’ve forced a recounting of all the times the royal family and the palace press have covered up, often with outright lies, scandal, indiscretion and health scares.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2024
Then, with 42 minutes on the clock, the referee was alerted to Rashford's indiscretion - the planting of his foot on Jelert's ankle in what appeared to be a mistimed attempt to shield the ball.
From BBC • Nov. 8, 2023
Tersteeg does betray his confidence, and when the news of his indiscretion gets back to his family, Ma and Pa are horrified.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
Vocabulary lists containing indiscretion
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