bawdy
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President Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal's parent company, its owner and two reporters, over a report claiming Trump wrote a "bawdy" personal note to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein in 2003.
From BBC • Jul. 18, 2025
And certainly the half-hour show, created by Hannah Bos and Paul Thureen and starring the bawdy comedian/cabaret star Bridget Everett as Sam, can be funny as hell.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2024
The 52-year-old Manhattan, Kansas, native spent decades flying just under the mainstream radar, honing her bawdy cabaret act while waiting tables in New York, including at the still-missed Ruby Foo's.
From Salon • Dec. 8, 2024
LaBelle, by contrast, is a whirlwind of manic adolescent enthusiasm: Brash and boisterous, a cross between Kevin McCallister and Steve Stifler, he’s the movie’s bawdy M.V.P.
From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2024
Her bright voice fills my room like the music of a lute, and she is like a troubadour with her tales, though none are bawdy or bad.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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