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"without wishing to" is a perfectly acceptable phrase in written English.
It is usually used to soften criticism or to express doubts about one's own opinion. For example, "Without wishing to sound critical, I think the decision was a mistake."
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"Without wishing to sound conceited, there's definitely some of that.
He could not see something was wrong without wishing to change it.
Without wishing to out-Truss the great Lynne, we editorial folk do care about them.
"Without wishing to sound melodramatic, it was creative death after Aftermath.
"Similarly without wishing to meddle with modern sports-chat can you medal?
Without wishing to rain on anyone's parade, this is news to the rest of the world.
Without wishing to get all semiotic, signifiers that signify nothing are big.
Without wishing to lower the tone, the knob's a bit stiff.
Without wishing to extrapolate too wildly, could Bowie's presence have steadied Elvis and saved his life?
Without wishing to trivialise, there is perhaps an analogy to be made with Harry Potter.
Without wishing to get excuses in early, today's selection of new apps are all iOS.
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