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curse word



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“I never said a curse word or stood up or threatened anyone, but it was hot under the collar, and I regret that,” Dorph said.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 17, 2023

We recorded together, a wonderful song and not one curse word — a very, very positive message.

From New York Times • Jan. 1, 2023

Raphael Bostic, president of the Atlanta Federal Reserve, joked Tuesday in separate remarks that “transitory” is now seen as the equivalent of a curse word at the Atlanta Fed.

From Washington Times • Oct. 13, 2021

Said Michael: “In my entire life I never heard my brother say one curse word, nothing, not even ‘damn.’

From Washington Post • Jun. 16, 2020

And if I didn’t know what a curse word meant, all I had to do was ask her and she would explain it to me—in detail.

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio




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