insulting
Americanadjective
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It is further insulting to gestational carriers, genetic donors, and intended parents to suggest that the mutual creation of a child is somehow akin to the bondage of chattel slavery.
From Slate • May 13, 2026
“Ask yourself this, how do you hope to get the help of the pope if you’re insulting him?”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
He said it was "grossly insulting to the Bloody Sunday families and to the people of Derry".
From BBC • May 1, 2026
He can’t manage to get through it without several outbursts insulting the judge, but the trial is the first time in “I Swear” when we see John and his advocates achieve a breakthrough in understanding.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
She beamed at me, and I realized she didn’t mean any of that to be insulting.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
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