inappropriate
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The next day the minister replied, stating it would be inappropriate to discuss the situation.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
The Gates spokesperson said he didn’t have “an inappropriate relationship with any employee of TerraPower.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
The Gates spokesperson said he did not have “an inappropriate relationship with any employee of TerraPower.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
“Safety is a cornerstone of our business and we have zero tolerance for inappropriate and unsafe behavior.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
Scientists in those fields tend to be ignorantly disdainful of fields to which those methodologies are inappropriate and which must therefore seek other methodologies—such as my own research areas of ecology and evolutionary biology.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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