inoffensive
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But, more pertinently, Hegseth’s fear of the phrase “diversity is our strength,” an idiom so blandly inoffensive you can probably find it embroidered on a hand towel at T.J.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026
All of a Familiar’s behaviors are intended to be approachable and inoffensive, says Morgan Pope, a Familiar Machines roboticist who spent almost eight years at Disney Research.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
She described Ruben as "inoffensive" and "a normal bloke", adding that "Jon was definitely the leader, he was in charge" and if the children needed quietening down "he would speak to them like a teacher".
From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2026
It’s surrounded by modern apartment buildings, boxy and inoffensive, built to blend in with today’s taste.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025
New Orleans is. on the other hand, a comfortable metropolis which has a certain apathy and stagnation which I find inoffensive.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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