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Recent Examples of unmentionable
There exists a dangerous chilling trend in education whereby many subjects have become effectively unmentionable.
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Chris Doyle, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2024
With minimal means, Jacquot evokes a society of narrow norms, in which privilege (as of rank, wealth, and gender) left vast margins for their violation, and in which depredations are rendered unmentionable and therefore unacknowledged and unredressed.
—Richard Brod, The New Yorker, 14 July 2021
Mental illness was simply unmentionable.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Oct. 2021
Her continued focus on class, the great American unmentionable, made Ms. Tax a distinct voice.
—Penelope Green, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2022
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Chris Doyle, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2024
With minimal means, Jacquot evokes a society of narrow norms, in which privilege (as of rank, wealth, and gender) left vast margins for their violation, and in which depredations are rendered unmentionable and therefore unacknowledged and unredressed.
—Richard Brod, The New Yorker, 14 July 2021
Mental illness was simply unmentionable.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Oct. 2021
Her continued focus on class, the great American unmentionable, made Ms. Tax a distinct voice.
—Penelope Green, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmentionable
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Buddha's ineffable wisdom teaches a profound truth: Thoughts define our reality.Veronica Angela, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Something ineffable in posture or spirit gave them away.Greg Jackson, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
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The accusations include inappropriate touching and forcibly kissing an intern.Steve Bittenbender | The Center Square contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Dec. 2024
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This, of course, does not excuse inappropriate behavior toward customers.Tomas Gorny, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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In early November, St. Philip officials reported to the Diocese of Nashville Safe Environment Office that a teen in the parish had made a report of improper touching involving Garcia.Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Defense lawyers said that speech included a series of improper and prejudicial comments against the defendants and their legal team, poisoning any potential jurors against them.Kate Brumback, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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This whole - this while issue of not being able to get in is - is unseemly.CBS News, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2024
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The head of national intelligence in the first Trump term, Dan Coats, openly criticized Trump for his unseemly embrace of Putin and suggested the Russians own embarrassing secrets about him.Frederic B. Hill, Baltimore Sun, 4 Dec. 2024
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The Sinaloa drug cartel uses drug tunnels like these throughout the Southwest to smuggle illicit narcotics and people, according to the Drug Enforcement Agency's (DEA) 2024 drug threat assessment Some of these tunnels are highly advanced and equipped with electricity and ventilation.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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The exact nature of the documents accessed in the hack is not yet known, nor the exact date of the illicit access.Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 Dec. 2024
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Louisville police say anything that goes into the air or explodes is illegal for average citizens.James Bruggers, The Courier-Journal, 5 July 2017
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Official fireworks shows took place over the city, and illegal pyrotechnics lit up the sky everywhere in between.Lisa Beebe, Los Angeles Magazine, 5 July 2017
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Drivers overwhelmingly perceive drunk driving as dangerous (95%) and socially unacceptable.Tanya Mohn, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Although party representatives are meant to cede responsibility to the military brass during conflicts, their prominence could complicate the use of AI tools, especially if those technologies recommend politically risky or otherwise unacceptable operations.Sam Bresnick, Foreign Affairs, 31 Dec. 2024
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Anomaly Detection: Advanced ML techniques enable AIOps to detect unusual activity patterns such as unauthorized API calls or unexpected resource usage, providing real-time alerts for potential threats.Venkatadri Marella, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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In a letter to lawmakers, the agency stated there is no evidence of ongoing unauthorized access to Treasury data.Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Unmentionable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmentionable. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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