blatant
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When he announced the charges last week, Hochman said that while the comments captured by Flores were deplorable, he couldn’t turn a blind eye to a blatant violation of the state’s two-party consent recording statute.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
The Iraqi presidency, without naming the US and Saudi Arabia, denounced the strikes on the Hashed al-Shaabi as "an unacceptable attack and a blatant violation of Iraq's sovereignty".
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
He said it had rested on "false promises and blatant disinformation".
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
“Competition is good but blatant theft is unacceptable,” said an MP spokesman.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
It might have been the blatant wizardishness of his appearance, but it might, too, have been that even Uncle Vernon could sense that here was a man whom it would be very difficult to bully.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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