scandalous
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Yet social media, leniency and the pace of scandalous events in the U.S. have undoubtedly raised the threshold of public perception.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
He launched a similar inquiry into Kellogg’s, suggesting it had deceptively marketed its cereals, as if it were some scandalous secret that Froot Loops contain food coloring.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
The group's leader Hysni Gucati said the accusations levelled at the men were "scandalous".
From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026
The reporters had also established that the so-called “after-action” report on the fire had been altered to downplay failures by the department and the city, all of which was scandalous enough.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026
To the public, the scandalous spirit rapper Maggie Fox had no business in the heroic story of Dr. Kane of the Arctic.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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