inoffensive
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All of a Familiar’s behaviors are intended to be approachable and inoffensive, says Morgan Pope, a Familiar Machines roboticist who spent almost eight years at Disney Research.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
One of them is a title so generic, so blandly inoffensive yet simultaneously indicative of hope, resolve, or insider knowledge as to be, ultimately, unmemorable.
From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026
We must behave in a manner that is pleasurable and inoffensive to them, in a manner that aligns with the characters on their favorite television show.
From Salon • Jan. 2, 2026
In a victim personal statement, the victim's brother, John Blackwood, said she was the "hub of the family... affable, inoffensive" and had many friends.
From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025
“Hey, Katie, I meant to—” I started, but she cut me off before I could come up with plausible and inoffensive reasons why I’d ignored her all weekend.
From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen
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