transgression

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The result is a devastating work of scholarship that commits the ultimate transgression of failing to include the trigger warnings so cherished by the targets of the author’s indictment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

In his statement, Qasra, the defense minister, warned security personnel that any transgression and vandalism would face “harsh legal measures.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 15, 2025

Bondi’s latest ethical transgression has not yet made it to court, but it likely will.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2025

"They're implementing the same level of punishment for any transgression, no matter how stupidly miniscule," he claimed.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2025

Sometimes I play with the fantasy that I am a princess who, in penance for some tiny transgression, has undertaken to feed each of her subjects by hand.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich