indiscretion
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For companies that eventually turned profitable, hyperbole can be forgiven as a youthful indiscretion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Maybe the VAR felt they were making up for the previous indiscretion.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Years later, he literally mobilized an army to prevent that brief indiscretion from destroying his political ambitions.
From Barron's ● Mar. 16, 2026
It’s a momentary indiscretion that ends up having lasting repercussions, and it makes viewers laugh and scream, sometimes simultaneously.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2024
“Yes, the boy stole the mangoes,” Dede said in a loud voice to conceal my indiscretion.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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