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Adjective
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Fleischmann, who had been at the card game but left at a decent hour, was furious.—
Christopher B. Daly,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2025 -
Employers are posting fewer jobs and monthly job openings have tumbled from a record 12.2 million in March 2022 to 7.6 million in December -- still a decent number by historical standards.—
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arkansasonline.com,
8 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Peyton Watson is out for a month after what at first blush appeared to be an innocuous injury.—
AAron Ontiveroz,
The Denver Post,
6 Feb. 2025
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Though Direct File sounds innocuous enough, the program has seeded controversy.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA TODAY,
4 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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What to do instead: Make the task itself more pleasant or at least inoffensive.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
31 Jan. 2025
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Review: As Golden Globes host, Nikki Glaser delivered a good time at Hollywood’s party night: Despite a long ceremony chock full of awards, emcee Nikki Glaser kept the show moving along with lightly cutting and relatively inoffensive jokes.—
Matt Brennan,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Instead, use a clean Q-tip to gently wipe away any excess spray.—
Leah Campano,
Seventeen,
3 Feb. 2023
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Under the auspices of the Sustainable Marblehead Beach Cleaning team, led by Pam Roberts, groups of volunteers clean at least one beach in Marblehead each week, year-round.—
Bette Keva,
BostonGlobe.com,
3 Feb. 2023
Adjective
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The Comstock Act is a relic, not just of a more prudish era in American history, but of an age when the sort of individual rights that modern Americans take for granted effectively did not exist.—
Ian Millhiser,
Vox,
27 May 2024
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Emily, perhaps true to her prudish Adderall-y millennial type, is not especially flirty.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
16 Aug. 2024
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“Nonobscene.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonobscene. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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