profanity
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Critics argued that memes, profanity and irreverent jokes trivialised a campaign fighting to strengthen India's education system.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
The bit works because you totally commit to the song’s hugeness, and the profanity slips by like it’s spontaneous.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
But a new report from the Washington Post quantifies what many people have sensed: Trump’s use of profanity, insults and combative language has grown much worse since his return to power in January 2025.
From Salon ● May 26, 2026
She said she volunteered in November to mediate the meetings, instructing residents to wait their turn to speak or rephrase their questions without profanity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 11, 2026
She used to add, with a smirk that unprofane people can’t control when venturing into profanity, “and wash as far as possible, then wash possible.”
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
When one of China's biggest stand-up comedians opened his show with a joke about the extraordinarily long rule of the country's leader Xi Jinping, it drew a cheer, alongside a smattering of approving profanities.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
Still, Fetterman — known for his blunt and irreverent talk — generally confined his profanities to his writings on social media when describing his disdain for, say, Pennsylvania’s relatively low minimum wage.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 25, 2024
So as I talked about in the book, with respect to coarse words and profanities, there was actually an Obscenities Act.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2023
In addition to profanities and other inappropriate words, The Intercept says it would also include “unfair,” “master,” “slave,” “injustice,” “ethics,” “diversity,” “fairness,” “pay raise,” and phrases like “This is dumb” or “This is concerning.”
From The Verge ● Apr. 4, 2022
But I'd rather leave the job to others," said the grey-haired respectable seaman; "I've forgotten the profanities of the sea-parlour.
From The Honour of the Flag by W. Clark (William Clark) Russell
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