offensiveness
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More people understand that her frequent offensiveness was largely a defensive act.
From Salon ● May 14, 2025
The next step is to turn from this focus on the death penalty’s irredeemable flaws to a broader critique of its moral offensiveness.
From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2024
They may not be anyone you know, or they might have radically different standards of offensiveness than you or the rest of society.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 16, 2023
While the offensiveness of the conversation commands the headlines, the reason the group met in the first place warrants more attention.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 12, 2022
Their sinister defiance and rudeness in grappling him increased in offensiveness.
From Memorials of the Sea My Father: Being Records of the Adventurous Life of the Late William Scoresby, Esq. of Whitby by William Scoresby
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