transgression
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The home-plate umpire paused the game to admonish Santana for coming set before Caballero was looking at him, a transgression that could result in an automatic ball being added to the count.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
The mistake, though, comes in reading transgression and a lack of conscientiousness as authenticity, or a reflection of a particular set of progressive politics.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
"These attacks represent a dangerous escalation and an unacceptable transgression," the UAE's foreign ministry said, adding that the country reserves the "right to respond".
From Barron's ● May 4, 2026
It offers the thrill of transgression without the burden of intellectual rigor.
From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2026
“So, how do we take responsibility? You can apologize—and even if you cannot remember committing your transgression, that doesn’t mean that your apology, and the sentiment behind your apology, is not sincere.”
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
That they were macho-coded transgressions was core to his sustained support.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
The potentially reimbursed penalties are for transgressions including failure to file penalties, failure to pay penalties and failure to make estimated tax payments, she wrote.
From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026
If it had not been such an extraordinary case, no one would have cared or noticed Hill’s transgressions, Busbee said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2026
Branko Radujko, the general secretary of the FSS, warned Serbia fans in the match programme before the England game that any transgressions could get them in more trouble.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2025
His transgressions were small ones, always: shoes on the wrong feet, schcolwork misplaced, failure to study adequately for a quiz.
From "The Giver" by Lois Lowry
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