poor taste, in
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Mr. Carr also threatened action against ABC affiliates after late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel made a joke in poor taste about Charlie Kirk.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025
“It’s in poor taste for a billionaire to ask anyone for money,” Cannon said.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 14, 2023
For example, what happens if a brand uses your digital avatar to endorse a product that may damage your image or your alter-ego makes a joke in poor taste?
From BBC • Jul. 18, 2023
When the prank is revealed, the guys have a huge laugh, but Katie points out that as practical jokes go, it was in poor taste, insensitive given the climate around police and violence.
From Salon • May 26, 2023
When she sees her father dash by, Yoyo thinks he is playing one of his games that nobody likes, and that Mami says are in poor taste.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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