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offend

[uh-fend] / əˈfɛnd /


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The two brothers appeared in court on Wednesday to face charges of using a carriage service to harass or offend.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Yet the majority treats Louisiana’s mapmaking choices that offend Section 2 as if they arrived unmarked by history.

From Slate • May 8, 2026

Not to offend our Lone Star friends, but so far this is all hat and no cattle.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

McVay took pains to remind that the Rams are Stafford’s team, seemingly to not offend the Rams’ most important player.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

I say nothing which might offend; I respond if questioned, so as not to draw interest through unoccasioned silence; I do what is asked of me; and most of all, I observe.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson




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