expletive
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US President Donald Trump on one occasion held a terse phone call with Netanyahu, in which he reportedly uttered an expletive.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
“There was an expletive in there, and she said, ‘Get back to the office, and update your program,’” Simon said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2024
"Hey Congresspeople! Beware! Hell hath no fury like a . . . scorned," he adds, making a cutesy little face where one guesses an expletive would have otherwise been verbalized.
From Salon ● Dec. 15, 2023
McLemore’s use of an expletive to describe his hometown gives the podcast its abbreviated title.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 4, 2023
As it happened, Butler never had time to finish his expletive, because he wisely chose that moment to relinquish his grip.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
The protests ended a month ago, but Rahul Gandhi's remarks have renewed the debate over how female activism, women voicing their views, stridently - even with expletives - are viewed in the country.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
The use of profanity by protesters is because "when there's a weaker sense of respect, expletives become a response".
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
“A lunatic was wildly screaming expletives in a complete fit of rage, and the president gave an appropriate and unambiguous response,” said Steven Cheung, White House communications director.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 2026
Keywords trigger the A.I., but so do certain combinations that seem threatening—colors associated with criminal organizations, mention of illegal activities, violent verbs, expletives, and some political content, for instance.
From Slate ● Jun. 19, 2023
The class listened to one opera each month—at least made some effort to listen over the thunder of groans and barely suppressed expletives from the athletes who populated the last row of seats.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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