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Adjective
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Near triple-double for LaMelo Ball A little home cooking apparently served as decent fuel for LaMelo Ball.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
18 Mar. 2026 -
Trout said the Bobcat pitchers actually did a decent job of getting ahead in the count against the Warhawks.—
Caleb Yum,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Since many pregnant and postpartum women either struggle with or are recovering from a weak immune system, even germs from sources as innocuous as a bidet can prove irritating.—
Ethan Stone,
USA Today,
15 Mar. 2026
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While some news segments can be fairly innocuous, others can be upsetting—and those stories can switch from one to the next after only a commercial break.—
Ella Cerón,
Parents,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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DeBrusk is the definition of a top-six guy and his top comps — Reilly Smith, Tyler Toffoli, Jason Zucker — speak to his inoffensive archetype.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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The inoffensive music and lyrics are by country music star Brandy Clark and prolific country music songwriter Shane McAnally, and sound more like typical modern Broadway showtunes than country songs.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Solaria Energia, a Spanish renewable energy company that is connecting data centers to its own clean grid, for example, is nearing all-time trading highs.—
Kelsey Warner,
semafor.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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After using it, my hair feels lighter and cleaner but still moisturized—and with less dandruff.—
Catharine Malzahn,
Glamour,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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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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My favorite stereotype is the one where Germans think Americans are prudish.—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
21 Dec. 2025
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“Nonobscene.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonobscene. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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