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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

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

My son said his first curse word this year also, only he’s 3 years old instead of 9 like Ralphie.

From New York Times • Dec. 21, 2020

Inexplicably, not a single curse word comes out of George Brett.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2019

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

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls




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