obscenity
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"We're running out of words to describe the obscenity of these numbers," Greenpeace political campaigner Rudy Schulkind said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
An Arsenal fan, he’d been familiar with the Premier League’s brand of obscenity and musical banter for years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
The commission sets rules for disclosing sponsors, emergency broadcasts, and content regarding obscenity and decency.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
That this is a grotesque obscenity and cannot be allowed to continue?
From Slate ● Feb. 3, 2026
He sank his voice, like someone who is obliged for medical reasons to utter an obscenity.
From "1984" by George Orwell
Saeed Habiba, the head of Iran’s Student Affairs Organization, said universities won’t tolerate what he called obscenities and illegal acts and that some students have been summoned and charged with unspecified offenses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
Beyond the melting shadows of the arena, gladiatrices would have heard thousands of faceless spectators howl obscenities, felt the heat of their breath, and smelled the mass of bodies raging in the night.
From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2024
We won’t print those obscenities here, which explains why much of the legacy media has to rely on grandma-isms such as “pottymouth” to write about these events.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2024
You don’t see former Seals fans now screaming obscenities at the Lone Star State, do you?
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 21, 2022
“How dare you scream obscenities at me. Someone grab that boy,” Ignatius said wildly as George disappeared into the crowds of pedestrians farther down the street.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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