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inoffensive

[in-uh-fen-siv] / ˌɪn əˈfɛn sɪv /


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But, more pertinently, Hegseth’s fear of the phrase “diversity is our strength,” an idiom so blandly inoffensive you can probably find it embroidered on a hand towel at T.J.

From Slate Jun. 24, 2026

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

It’s surrounded by modern apartment buildings, boxy and inoffensive, built to blend in with today’s taste.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 21, 2025

Maybe its blandness is its superpower: adaptable, inoffensive, and always ready to be whatever we want it to be.

From Salon Jul. 5, 2025

It’s all such inoffensive food; I shouldn’t have any problems with it.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini




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