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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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Anthony Gonzalez Alvarez, 27, of Lyons, pleaded guilty in April to a felony charge stemming from a traffic altercation with Border Patrol agents in Brighton Park in October.
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Once Israel has been placed in that ‘guilty’ box, nothing that comes from inside of the box counts because it has already been labeled and defined.
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After missing most of the 2024-25 schedule because of a torn Achilles, Smith returned for the start of last season and earned consistent playing time because of his pesky perimeter defense and steady offensive game in a backup point guard role.
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One after another, Kyle Tucker and Dalton Rushing broke up their offensive slumps with home runs.
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Carrying a gun without that permission is a misdemeanor that is punishable by up to one year in prison.
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The rape charge in this case was a low-level felony punishable by up to four years in prison — less time than Weinstein already has served.
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If scar tissue is too severe, if prior surgeries have left the blood supply compromised, or if a patient's goals aren't achievable without unacceptable risk, proceeding could cause irreversible damage.
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Yes, Stokes’ late night out, in the context of what went on before, was unacceptable.
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His poor display of unsportsmanlike conduct was reprehensible.
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Prisons are filled with the faithful and the daily news reports are overflowing with reprehensible, criminal, degenerate theists.
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And, for all the theater of the hearing and Wyper’s expressions of sympathy with aldermen, the Stonepeak executive didn’t offer any meaningful concessions to make this obnoxious meter deal more palatable for Chicagoans.
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The song’s spacious production lets its piercing saxophone riffs dissipate into silence, only for borderline obnoxious horns to swirl them back into rhythm.
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Yes, every life includes some unique and untold combination of experiences for which other people are morally culpable.
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The Delhi Police registered a case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder against unknown persons in connection with the fire and an investigation was underway.
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An east wind sets up a particularly unpleasant scenario, said Abrams.
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Mineral buildup inside the ice-making system or residue in the ice bin can also contribute to unpleasant flavors, Angelesco says.
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“Censurable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/censurable. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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