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But more than that, ‘Are we doing things that could actually offend them?’

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

"They rarely make public statements or organise events. I genuinely can't think of anything they could have done to offend the government."

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Mr. Gervais, whose eagerness to offend has made him something of a polarizing comic commodity, isn’t doing anything here that will damage his brand as a provocateur.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

“Least as in least likely to offend the president with the rerun of ‘Comics Unleashed’ from 2007 featuring Paula Poundstone and Andy Dick.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026

We all liked Swann, did not believe him guilty of any misconduct; but we did not want to offend the party.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

That’s “diworsification”—ideas watered down to the lowest common denominator, the least innovative option that offends no one.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 26, 2025

At the very least, that's not something that offends people.

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2024

“People, and particularly women, tend to kvetch and converse and complain about what offends them, and then they vote according to what affects them,” she said.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2024

Right now, platforms can take down vile and harmful content when it offends their terms of service.

From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2023

“I don't want to hear the word magic, Ella. It offends me. I hate the sound of it. The syllables, even. Grating on the nerves.”

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

“We sincerely apologize to everyone who was hurt, disappointed, or offended by this incident.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

“The subjective displeasure of an offended observer does not amount to a concrete injury,” Sauer said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

“As a Mexican, I’m offended and embarrassed that he is returning as governor,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

"What the defendant did offended the Balinese people, hurt their faith and provoked public outrage," the presiding judge said, according to the Associated Press.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Tristran put down his wooden cup of tea, and stood up, offended.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman

"We of course know it's a harsh submission to make, but we submit it is demanded by the nature of the offending in this case."

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

In written arguments, they said an additional three years "utterly fails to reflect the gravity of the offending or vindicate the dignity of each of the four victims".

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

I would worry about offending my children, but they stopped reading after the first paragraph.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

The Met has said the original report, made to Devon and Cornwall Police in 2017, was transferred to London because the alleged offending took place within its jurisdiction.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

It was a Weltschmerz—which we used to call “Welshrats”— the world sadness that rises into the soul like a gas and spreads despair so that you probe for the offending event and can find none.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck