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Conflict-Averse Formalism: The second most common type of art in public, these works are most notable for being inoffensively pretty at a time when people can take offense at anything.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
Which would sort of make sense, if machines could actually take offense at anything.
From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2025
They don’t take pride where it’s due and take offense too easily.
From New York Times ● Apr. 8, 2024
But Green’s frustration subsided when he said on his podcast Monday that he saw the comments “through the right mindset, through the right lens” and decided not to take offense.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 9, 2024
I was a little worried that the tinker might take offense at my wheedling, but instead he smiled a sly smile.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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