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offend

[uh-fend] / əˈfɛnd /


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It’s usually a warning sign when a religious declaration fails to offend elite opinion.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

He added that education, rather than "punitive punishment", is the solution to children displaying discriminatory behaviour where it comes from a "lack of understanding and without intention to offend".

From BBC • May 26, 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 you, by the way. Sorry if I did.”

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy




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