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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

“Least as in least likely to offend the president with the rerun of ‘Comics Unleashed’ from 2007 featuring Paula Poundstone and Andy Dick.”

From Los Angeles Times • 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

"I didn't mean to offend anyone," he said, seeming shy and uncomfortable with the media attention the project has generated.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

I must learn to live without shadows as they do in Orgoreyn; not to take offense; not to offend uselessly.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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