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salacious

[suh-ley-shuhs] / səˈleɪ ʃəs /


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Impressively, “A Private Man” is sensuous but never salacious.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

For weeks, salacious talk swirled in campaign circles, ricocheted through email chains and was served up, like a buzzy side dish, over gossipy lunches from Sacramento to San Diego.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Cipriani has fictionalized the two men’s dealings, then spread “false and salacious lies to extract a massive payday.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

A lawyer for Oren said the lawsuit was salacious and demonstrably false.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

It needs to be said too what salacious nonsense it is to claim that Lord Darlington was anti-Semitic, or that he had close association with organizations like the British Union of Fascists.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro




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