transgression
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"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
Are you trying to give people some kind of communal moment of transgression?
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025
A second transgression for Van der Mescht on 50 minutes, when he went high on a dipping Boeta Chamberlain, earned a second yellow and a 20-minute red to give a second window for Red Bulls.
From BBC • Oct. 17, 2025
“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
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Power Prefix: trans-
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