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depravity

[dih-prav-i-tee] / dɪˈpræv ɪ ti /


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Cavalcanti’s, no less brilliant in its execution, looks through the glass darkly, with painful scenes of long-ago squalor and depravity that sadly echo our own.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Even Tina Fey has joked about Fennell’s fondness for sudden depravity.

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2026

While depravity is omnipresent, that doesn’t mean it’s all-consuming.

From Salon • Dec. 5, 2025

Even with the debauchery and depravity so vividly portrayed by Wambaugh, unsung acts of goodwill and tenderness emerge through the blue fog.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2025

My husband, the late county appraiser, would be rolling over in his grave at this exercise in depravity.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool




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