insulting
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But one professor said the guidance "will appear at best tone deaf and at worst almost insulting" to households facing poverty.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
A homeless Turkish man found a quick way of getting himself a bed for the night -- by insulting the country's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
I will be doing my very best, because from an integrity standpoint, I think it’s really insulting to do anything else.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
She had accused Slemmer of insulting her and trying to steal her boyfriend.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Frith stood a moment, waiting for me to say something, and it seemed to me stupid and insulting to ignore a matter that must mean so much to everyone in the house.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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