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I’ve covered Nancy Pelosi for more than three decades and never once heard her utter a curse word, in public or private.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2025

He is quick to laugh at his own jokes and appreciates the shock value of a well-placed curse word.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 8, 2023

Friends wonder whether they have ever heard Ryans use a curse word.

From Washington Post • Jan. 21, 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

It was much worse than any curse word, they told us.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls




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