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In its statement, Moygashel Bonfire Association said the display might "shock, offend or outrage", but said those involved in making it were exercising their right to freedom of expression.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

Not only would a more-efficient system help released inmates get the support they need, it could highlight who is likely to offend again after release.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

A sympathetic observer might fairly wonder what the point is of a grand moral pronouncement—one issued by the pope or any religious figure—that doesn’t offend or seriously challenge honored cultural arbiters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 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

“We certainly would not want to offend you or your patron,” the mayor said.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

Nabbing people as they wait for jobs as roofers or drywallers, or raiding hotels and farms as they do useful things and earn money for themselves and their families, offends natural sensibilities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026

What also offends him is that marginalised communities are only talked about as statistics.

From BBC ● May 22, 2025

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

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2024

Right now, platforms can take down vile and harmful content when it offends their terms of service.

From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2023

“The slightest air of disbelief offends it, naturally. How would you feel if people refused to believe in you?”

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson

"I'm not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I'm not dumb - and I'm not blonde either."

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

It’s about trying to expand the possibility of dialogue beyond the boundaries of those most offended.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

“The subjective displeasure of an offended observer does not amount to a concrete injury,” Sauer said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

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

Benji didn’t care if he offended Laura Friendly.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty

Huger wrote for instructions to Postmaster General Amos Kendall, as well as New York Postmaster Samuel Gouverneur, from whose office the offending literature had been shipped.

From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026

He was accepted into Strathclyde Police in 2009, despite vetting staff being aware of his previous offending.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

"Indeed, our submission is that for this offending the respondent should be sentenced to life without parole," he said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

I would worry about offending my children, but they stopped reading after the first paragraph.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

A Stitch in Time stood tall, snaking the yellow measuring tape over her shoulder and jabbing the offending needle into the pumpkin-shaped pincushion affixed to her wrist.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles