offended
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Now, that joke did actually offend plenty of people, while Obama’s joke offended zero people.
From Slate ● Oct. 31, 2026
Carrara said he was offended and ignored the critique.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Stewart later said he was offended by suggestions he was "slumming it" by moving into US television.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
You do whatever you want; I’m not offended by any of it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
Ned was offended and turned to Sallie for consolation, saying to her rather pettishly, “There isn’t a bit of flirt in that girl, is there?”
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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