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affront

[uh-fruhnt] / əˈfrʌnt /




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Founded the same year Osborn’s Patum Peperium appeared, the magazine took news of the paste’s demise as an almost personal affront.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

"Hot sauce is on the table of every cook shop and every restaurant. It's almost an affront if it's not there," he says.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

His happiness is an affront to their own chronic displeasure.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

Madrid rejected the demand, calling it an affront.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

In this heat every extra gesture was an affront to the common store of life.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald




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