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The panel concluded "Mr Fletcher invaded the claimant's privacy, broached a highly sensitive topic for her and acted tactlessly."

From BBC Jan. 18, 2022

For all that it’s hokum, this film alludes tactlessly to something pretty real.

From Slate Aug. 31, 2018

The proudly ethnic Greek American family members that Vardalos introduced 14 years ago still butt tactlessly into one another’s lives.

From Washington Post Mar. 31, 2016

I fell asleep in front of Mamma Mia!, a show the teenage me found entirely baffling and geared towards, as I explained tactlessly to my mother, "women of a certain age".

From The Guardian Dec. 13, 2012

But, because the offer was obviously and tactlessly for a service to be rendered, I had no choice except to cut him off there.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald




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