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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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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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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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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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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The list, however, does not provide images of the content that NPS found objectionable.
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An example of an inherently objectionable use might be a heliport in a heavily residential municipality.
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Different aspects can make downtowns undesirable and several issues have been plaguing cities on both sides of the Atlantic recently.
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Williams also dedicated much of his life to making those undesirable sections less so.
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The production quality was terrible.
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But in May of 1943, a terrible fire burned his studio to the ground.
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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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“Exceptionable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exceptionable. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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