lurid
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The chimp war study went viral for a variety of reasons, not least of them the lurid spectacle of a species other than our own committing despicable acts.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026
Kino’s hypocrisy stems from the same swamp as the original’s fictitious Dr. Gröss, whose lurid footage climaxed with a tsk-tsking screed against poverty, pollution and fascism as major contributors to the global death toll.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
In such a crowded online market, the more lurid the claims the better: Often, they are preceded by “trigger warnings” of graphic content.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026
But there was much more enthusiasm from the Telegraph's Robbie Collin, who awarded a maximum five stars, lauding it as "resplendently lurid, oozy and wild."
From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026
I tended my own stupendous bruise through its lurid healing colors and vowed to resign my commission as a meddler.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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