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as in guilty
deserving reproach or blame
censurable conduct that should get that student expelled
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as in offensive
provoking or likely to provoke protest
the censurable language on the poster resulted in it being taken down
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Adjective
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After initially denying any wrongdoing, Wilson pleaded guilty to reckless homicide in October.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
19 Jan. 2025 -
Both Brittney and Bernadette pleaded guilty to their roles in Whitwell’s murder, according to the Australian Broadcasting Company.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
19 Jan. 2025
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But offensive productivity like the Lions have experienced doesn’t happen by accident either.—
Dan Wiederer,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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Both Mississippi State and Auburn rank in the top 40 nationally in offensive rebounding rate.—
CJ Moore,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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In this team, calling in sick for shady reasons is unacceptable.—
Lieke ten Brummelhuis,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Greenwashing and intentional misinformation are unacceptable, but silence from the best actors is an even bigger risk.—
Jesper Brodin,
TIME,
23 Jan. 2025
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But if there has been any harm caused to Oscar Jenkins, that is absolutely reprehensible.—
Eric Cheung,
CNN,
15 Jan. 2025
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The childhood friend opined that Sean’s alleged reprehensible actions could also be linked to his youth.—
Marc Griffin,
VIBE.com,
14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Gone are different colored lines, obnoxious alarms if something is a half-mile away and a way-too-strong back-up warning.—
James Raia,
The Mercury News,
12 Jan. 2025
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People think that what plays well on Sunny is, like, loud, obnoxious comedy.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
4 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Fauci, who was the longtime director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, pushed back on claims that the National Institutes of Health was culpable for research at the Wuhan lab in China.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
20 Jan. 2025
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To be white is to be the exception here and, in a way, to be culpable.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Based on the negative reaction from the crowd, the CBS late night host acknowledged that unpleasant feelings abound.—
Jackie Strause,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Jan. 2025
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While wildly unpleasant, most people affected with norovirus see their symptoms resolve within a few days, the Mayo Clinic says.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
20 Jan. 2025
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But even more blameworthy has been the president’s assault on U.S. institutions, which began long before the novel coronavirus appeared and will be felt long after it is gone.—
Daron Acemoglu,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Mar. 2020
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His political support group consists mainly of sycophants who seek status by riding his popular coattails, while the erstwhile staff of his late presidential office have either now become subjects for criminal prosecution or — if not blameworthy — are adamantly urging against his return.—
Letters To The Editor,
The Mercury News,
3 May 2024
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