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Adjective
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Unofficial election results show Orange County is on track to have a relatively decent turnout for a non-presidential election primary.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026 -
Jalen Brunson hits clutch baskets, but the Knicks are there at the end or winning by a decent amount because of defense.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
10 June 2026
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Though small and seemingly innocuous, carpet beetles will eat away at your carpets, rugs, and upholstery.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
10 June 2026
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These seemingly innocuous actions can kindle dry grass, potentially triggering a wildfire.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
Adjective
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The problem is that to be so universally inoffensive, an affiliative joke usually ends up being overworn and anodyne.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Nov. 2025
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The couple turns out to be blandly inoffensive, and after their brief encounter, the two women change their topic of conversation, moving on to dating and the narrator’s experience using dating apps.—
Rhian Sasseen,
The Atlantic,
22 Oct. 2025
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Tortuga sits on 1,300 feet of private beach with clean white sand and turquoise water.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 June 2026
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Most pet bowls don’t need a full disinfecting process every day, but running bowls through the dishwasher on a sanitizing cycle every week or so can help keep them cleaner.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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Cross-dressing was prohibited, as were speeches that mocked or questioned the party’s prudish, pro-family, heteronormative views on gender and sexuality; traditional German culture was to be celebrated, not mocked.—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
1 Apr. 2026
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Statistics like these have become part of a discussion about whether the culture is growing prudish and puritanical.—
Faith Hill,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Nonobscene.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonobscene. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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