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Taboos became the norm, permission to transgress was extended to everyone and “what was once unthinkable became the only way to think about anything.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

“What the Israelis realized quickly was that, even as Israel was beginning to transgress the red lines, Hezbollah was sticking very studiously to the rules of engagement,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2024

That was hardly a fringe view in the progressive ethos of the Bay Area, where he was based, though he still managed to transgress the boundaries on a regular basis.

From New York Times ● Jun. 3, 2024

Rather, institutional principle and precedent predominate in the criminal courts over those who would transgress them.

From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2022

His views about the white man were devastating, but at no time did he transgress against my own personality and make me feel that I, as an individual, shared in the guilt.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

It just said there might be an egregious example “when a state court transgresses the bounds of ordinary judicial review.”

From Salon ● May 11, 2024

“How do you know who you are when your primal love bond is formed with someone who then transgresses and violates it?”

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2021

Even if a travel-hacking scheme does not outright violate the terms of service, a company can simply decide the technique transgresses the spirit of its program.

From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2021

In timeouts and during practices, Brooks has shown his more colorful side when the team transgresses his “non-negotiables” — for example, not playing hard.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 22, 2017

The above illustrations may suffice to show how the Pleonast transgresses the propriety of speech in his conversation.

From Talkers With Illustrations by John Bate

Both productions also transgressed personal boundaries that pushed Panettiere to lows no one should endure, but so many stars growing up in the spotlight unfortunately do.

From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026

When Wales transgressed, Fiji opted for an Armstrong-Ravula penalty to level the half-time scores.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

Battle lines are drawn and immediately transgressed in a play that takes farce out of the bedroom and into administrative corridors and cubicles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2025

“But if you transgressed . . . by trying to present yourself as somewhat above your station intellectually, then that is the end.”

From Seattle Times ● May 25, 2024

She doubted whether she had not transgressed the duty of woman by woman, in betraying her suspicions of Jane Fairfax’s feelings to Frank Churchill.

From "Emma" by Jane Austen

It does its best to misbehave, transgressing between the real and the imaginary, between emotions dangerously raw and overcooked, breaking boundaries between what we call classical music and what we don’t.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2024

On the other hand, with “Alice Sadie Celine,” we are not talking about transgressing the long-gone mores of the 1950s and ’60s.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 25, 2023

The lawsuit also claims that Chop’t did not dispute the fine, which was for transgressing a rule that food service establishments must “operate their premises in such a way as to avoid imminent health hazards.”

From Washington Times ● Nov. 28, 2023

The summer of 2023, which was the hottest in recorded history, served as a potent reminder of the consequences of transgressing planetary limits.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2023

Dorothy's record for good-nature was seriously menaced by this mischievous prank, and she would probably have told Mrs. Black her honest opinion of the transgressing infant; but Kathleen's view of the case disarmed her.

From The Dorrance Domain by Carolyn Wells