be offensive
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I don’t know if that’s supposed to be offensive or not.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
There was also the news that council districts in Northern England had instructed schoolteachers not to encourage children in classrooms to draw any pictures that might be offensive to Muslims.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 2026
"It was in no way intended to be offensive towards Michael," the former England international said.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2026
Yet the BBC did catch and remove a remark by “My Father’s Shadow” director Akinola Davies Jr. that it found to be offensive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2026
He had flushed and glanced suspiciously towards him, fancying that the man was trying to be offensive.
From Mortal Coils by Aldous Huxley
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