scandalous
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"It's always somebody else's fault: it's either the local authorities' fault or the scandalous profiteering residential sector; nobody will seem to accept responsibility", he says.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
"There is no fairness in football anymore, but $1,000 for Scotland v Haiti tickets - that is scandalous," he told the BBC.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
The attention on her and her family had included scandalous and unfounded accusations, she said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
The group's leader Hysni Gucati said the accusations levelled at the men were "scandalous".
From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026
In the nineteenth century, it was scandalous for unrelated men, even doctors, to touch women’s bodies.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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