as in offensive
provoking or likely to provoke protest
as long as the language is not exceptionable, people can discuss any topic they want in the chat room
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Adjective
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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 -
James led the Lakers (22-18) with 25 points and 11 assists and Rui Hachimura scored 19, but no other Lakers player made a sizable offensive influence, including Anthony Davis, who scored 16 points on five-for-14 shooting and Austin Reaves, who had 14, but could only create six shots.—
Dan Woike,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The show’s graphic designer Tansy Michaud designed the cover, which, with its garish red-and-yellow cover and text about self-actualization, was meant to be a little graphically obnoxious.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
17 Jan. 2025
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But existing alarm watches are really loud and obnoxious.—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
13 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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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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In this team, calling in sick for shady reasons is unacceptable.—
Lieke ten Brummelhuis,
Forbes,
23 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
Adjective
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If a work is too objectionable to perform, don’t perform it.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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Every chatbot's conversations will display values that some user somewhere could find objectionable, and every firm will face challenges in how their AIs answer thorny questions about race, gender, religion, politics and more.—
Scott Rosenberg,
Axios,
8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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But many parts of the U.S. economy, such as construction and agriculture, are staffed by undocumented immigrants, who take on jobs undesirable to residents.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
21 Jan. 2025
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Unfortunately for the Avs, the end result was undesirable, as Colorado blew a 3-0 lead en route to a 4-3 loss at Ball Arena.—
Kyle Newman,
The Denver Post,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Gerulaitis’s gallows humour deflects from the fact that his terrible records against Connors and Borg took a big toll on his confidence.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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While this is terrible for the environment, customer satisfaction, and retailers’ bottom lines, the truth is the industry has created a monster and easy and free returns have become the basic consumer expectation.—
Steve Dennis,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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