inoffensive
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All of a Familiar’s behaviors are intended to be approachable and inoffensive, says Morgan Pope, a Familiar Machines roboticist who spent almost eight years at Disney Research.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
She described Ruben as "inoffensive" and "a normal bloke", adding that "Jon was definitely the leader, he was in charge" and if the children needed quietening down "he would speak to them like a teacher".
From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2026
This was a hard swerve from Pittman’s inoffensive baseball posting from just a few weeks before.
From Slate ● Jan. 22, 2026
It’s surrounded by modern apartment buildings, boxy and inoffensive, built to blend in with today’s taste.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025
“Hey, Katie, I meant to—” I started, but she cut me off before I could come up with plausible and inoffensive reasons why I’d ignored her all weekend.
From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen
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