The Supreme Court held that occasional teasing, crude jokes, and even sometimes offensive language do not amount to harassment. It has instructed lower courts to use which standard to gauge whether the conduct in question created an unlawful hostile environment?

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The Supreme Court has instructed lower courts to use the "totality of circumstances test" to determine whether conduct created an unlawful hostile environment. This approach considers all relevant factors to assess the severity and pervasiveness of the alleged harassment.

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