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Noun
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What was His message in turning over the tables, besides showing His rudeness?—
John Kenney,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026 -
But if there truly is an epidemic of canine defecation in your area, then the solution is not to turn up the rudeness volume, but to appeal to a system or organization that addresses public health or the care of public spaces.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The disrespect will only add to the motivation for the defending Division 1 champions.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2026
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Let’s be honest here, and no disrespect to venerable family board games, but Monopoly is kind of boring.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
8 May 2026
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Any display of discourtesy is an assertion of power, and those with more power tend to be more prone to abuse it.—
Franklin Schneider,
The Atlantic,
11 Dec. 2025
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At least seven different civilian complaints have been lodged against the sergeant, alleging excessive force, discourtesy and abuse of authority.—
Shayla Colon,
New York Times,
11 Dec. 2024
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The Mario series was maturing alongside the greater video-game landscape, but its childlike essence remained—not through docile cuteness, but through a more grandiose fusion of wonder, whimsy, and wistfulness.—
Billie Bugara,
Pitchfork,
9 May 2026
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The cuteness doubled when Megan revealed in June 2024 that Foe became a papa.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
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But anatomically speaking, this is absolute nonsense.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Travelers say they're done listening to the nonsense they've been fed.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Lázár and its popularity are nothing if not a resounding rejoinder to the thin, tart works of auto-fiction that have been so beloved of late.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
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At its highest points, Carve provides an angry rejoinder to that kind of defeatism.—
Colin Joyce,
Pitchfork,
21 Apr. 2026
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Was the omission classic Alcaraz audacity or a mere translation issue?—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
12 May 2026
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But Seixas is in the business of shocking people with his audacity, so a stage win or two, especially on his home roads in the Alps, is surely not out of the question.—
Ali Rampling,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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The rich textures and thick ambiance of The Eyes of Others are pure high modernist 1960s Italian cinema, but De Sica unfurls the film’s winding intrigues with a contemporary sense of suspense, carnality, and visual boldness.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2026
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That specificity and boldness don’t appear much on Yo Favorite Trappa Favorite Rappa, a listless album that’s fashioned like a 2000s mixtape.—
Stephen Kearse,
Pitchfork,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Tactlessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tactlessness. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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