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offend

[uh-fend] / əˈfɛnd /


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He didn’t offend anyone except those who wanted to be entertained.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

"I didn't mean to offend anyone," he said, seeming shy and uncomfortable with the media attention the project has generated.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

She’s over wasting time plucking chin hairs, searching for brain fog-induced lost reading glasses and — most of all — withholding her opinions so as not to offend others.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026

Jabril said in a post on X a day after the incident that he did not mean to offend the country.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025

I didn’t want to offend Miss Love, but I thought that was the silliest thing I ever read.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns




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