take offense
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Robert and I enjoy comparing notes, but we don’t take offense or try to read some deeper meaning into these episodes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
Which would sort of make sense, if machines could actually take offense at anything.
From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2025
But Green’s frustration subsided when he said on his podcast Monday that he saw the comments “through the right mindset, through the right lens” and decided not to take offense.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 9, 2024
Audrey smiled, but she’s been known to take offense when ElliQ is spoken to harshly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2023
She was quick to reprimand her children, but even quicker to take offense on their behalf.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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