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profanity

[pruh-fan-i-tee, proh-] / prəˈfæn ɪ ti, proʊ- /


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The FBI was secretly listening last year when a high-ranking advisor to Gov. Gavin Newsom unleashed a stream of profanities as she vented about a public records request from an unnamed individual.

From Los Angeles Times

While his version is peppered with plenty of profanity – which the BBC can't publish – part of the appeal is to make the book more accessible.

From BBC

Unintentional profanity or intentional “unscripted” acts remain the unavoidable but predictably entertaining wild cards of the genre.

From The Wall Street Journal

Asked why Clooney had intervened in the race, Hunter Biden responded with a succession of profanities about the actor.

From BBC

Mr Saddiq, who is based in Douglas, South Lanarkshire, said: "As soon as I got him in, he turned round and started swearing at me. Racial profanities, all sorts of profanities."

From BBC