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Recent Examples of indiscretion Not by distorting the rules to avoid accountability and amplify his power. — Alisa Kaplan, executive director, Reform for Illinois That was quite an embarrassing word salad of an explanation by Illinois Senate President Don Harmon on his campaign fund indiscretions. Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2025 Stuart James Nicolas Jackson’s indiscretion underlines why Chelsea need a summer upgrade The striker is yet to wrest control of a key game and will now be absent over the season's run-in after being sent off at St James' Park How good are Brazil’s Club World Cup teams? Liam Twomey, New York Times, 20 June 2025 The longtime lawman has been accused of personal indiscretions such as receiving a nude photo of a co-worker, and professional missteps including his deputies’ aggressive actions in pursuing shoplifters at a Target and killing their driver. Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2025 The imagery likely holds for future conflicts and indiscretions, too. Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for indiscretion
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Noun
  • When the event is abruptly cancelled due to a booking blunder, the four seize the chance to brainstorm a sequel, retreating to the film’s original locations for inspiration.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Some staff reportedly asked whether the messages were a mistake, underscoring the confusion and distress caused by the blunder.
    Christer Holloman, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Having the confidence to make tough decisions, to trust your team, to learn from your mistakes, and to keep moving forward.
    WWD Staff, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
  • That, in my opinion, is a mistake.
    Arthur Azizov, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The result is global English but one without the imprecision and solecism implied by that label.
    Colin Marshall, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2022
  • And a single word couldn’t be a dead giveaway either, no matter how much people would like to portray the use of pled rather than pleaded as an obvious Trumpian solecism, especially when Dowd himself has been documented using pled at least once.
    Ben Zimmer, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2017
Noun
  • Due to an editing error, a prior version of this report misstated what match Djokovic is playing Friday.
    Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Sabalenka ended the match with 43 winners compared to 27 errors; Pegula was 21 for 15.
    Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In its 10-episode first season, the show could use a little more heart and soul behind its high jinks and gaffes.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • There weren’t any major strategy gaffes in the semis: they just got beat.
    Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025

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“Indiscretion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indiscretion. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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