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Mr. Gervais, whose eagerness to offend has made him something of a polarizing comic commodity, isn’t doing anything here that will damage his brand as a provocateur.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

He thinks women believe that "men should have less leg hair", which has prompted them to seek laser hair removal so as not to offend those around them.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

“Least as in least likely to offend the president with the rerun of ‘Comics Unleashed’ from 2007 featuring Paula Poundstone and Andy Dick.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026

Yet the majority treats Louisiana’s mapmaking choices that offend Section 2 as if they arrived unmarked by history.

From Slate ● May 8, 2026

“A country? I don’t follow. A mountain in Germany cannot offend a mountain in France. Or a river, or a wood, or a field of wheat.”

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

That’s “diworsification”—ideas watered down to the lowest common denominator, the least innovative option that offends no one.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 26, 2025

But discomfort lives in the shadows: in the quiet space between conscience and control, between what offends and what erases.

From Slate ● Apr. 23, 2025

At the very least, that's not something that offends people.

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2024

It’s not the hypocrisy of high-priced coaches that offends me most, but the exploitation by the richest league in the nation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2023

The notion that a person could be a “gift” offends and boggles modern minds.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

She’s a little rain cloud of a person, dour and humorless, though perhaps rightly offended by being passed over.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

It offended German sensibilities to have an Italian suitor for a blue-chip, analysts said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

Shortly after the interview, Moutet wrote on Instagram that he was "just joking" and hoped people "didn't get offended".

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026

Most people said they wouldn’t be offended, though some offered situations in which they would also feel confused.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026

My parents were far more offended by the word if it was uttered in English and not in our native Farsi, which they tried to encourage us to speak as much as possible.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

In correspondence previously provided to the BBC, the Met said: "The live investigation into those who could have facilitated or enabled Mohamed Al Fayed's offending continues."

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

When regulators shut down some offending WeChat accounts, the operators simply migrated to other platforms such as Douyin, Banyuetan said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

Besides the failure to cremate bodies placed in his care, it became apparent there were "much wider aspects" of Bush's offending, said Tams.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

The investigation into individuals who may have facilitated or enabled offending by Al Fayed has been described by the Met as one of its "largest and most complex".

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

George Weasley vented his feelings by hitting the second Bludger directly at the offending Beater, who was forced to roll right over in midair to avoid it.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling