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made a tactless remark about how the woman's dress had that “homemade” look
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At the end of the day, Cooper's guilty of being tactless.
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Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 24 Jan. 2025
The interviews were jocular, an approach that seemed tactless, given the film’s subject matter.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
That’s one of several reasons so many people battle Seasonal Affective Disorder—often shortened to the slightly tactless acronym SAD—in the winter, a recurrent form of depression that comes on during the colder, darker months.
—Kyle MacNeill, Vogue, 15 July 2024
Foreign audiences generally perceived the new diplomatic style as impolite and tactless.
—Tyler Jost, Foreign Affairs, 27 June 2024
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Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 24 Jan. 2025
The interviews were jocular, an approach that seemed tactless, given the film’s subject matter.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
That’s one of several reasons so many people battle Seasonal Affective Disorder—often shortened to the slightly tactless acronym SAD—in the winter, a recurrent form of depression that comes on during the colder, darker months.
—Kyle MacNeill, Vogue, 15 July 2024
Foreign audiences generally perceived the new diplomatic style as impolite and tactless.
—Tyler Jost, Foreign Affairs, 27 June 2024
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“Tactless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tactless. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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