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The BBC later apologised for not editing out the slur from its BBC One broadcast, which was shown on a two-hour delay, and remained on BBC iPlayer until the following day.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Once a slur that implied homosexuality was shamefully deviant, “queer” was “reclaimed” in the 1980s by gay activists as a synonym for “gay.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026

That this didn’t happen has sparked a back-and-forth about culpability, with Deadline reporting BAFTA’s assurance that it made the BBC and the broadcast’s producers aware that the slur was audible shortly after Davidson blurted it.

From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2026

Speaking in Parliament on Thursday, Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy described the broadcast of the slur as "completely unacceptable and harmful", saying the BBC "must ensure that this never happens again".

From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026

Dashes equal rests, and the slur underneath two notes is equal to two eighth notes.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

The recording does not capture audio of the alleged slurs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026

Ceremony host Alan Cumming described the night as "trauma triggering", adding: "We were all let down by decisions made to both broadcast slurs and censor free speech."

From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026

Tourette’s is misunderstood, and coprolalia, a symptom of the condition that leads to involuntary swearing, slurs, or other socially unacceptable words or phrases, is even more so.

From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2026

A spokesperson for the charity Tourettes Action said it "deeply" understood the offence and harm caused by racial slurs.

From Barron's ● Feb. 23, 2026

He slurs on, throwing words into the air all around us.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

About a week after being bitten, symptoms include tiredness, headache and symptoms of an infection including seizures, confusion or slurred speech, and loss of movement in part of the body.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

He skipped over and slurred words as he tried to maintain an artificially quick tempo.

From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2026

In the episode, Dane’s speech is noticeably slurred, and he sits in a motorized wheelchair while speaking to Falchuk.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2026

In adults, symptoms can include but are not limited to slurred speech, extreme shivering or muscle pain, severe breathlessness and skin that is mottled or discoloured.

From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026

It’s a slurred blessing, but who’s to say I don’t need it?

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

Chopin sought to convey these moods through explicit performing directions about fingering, pedaling and slurring.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026

A prominent Australian television reporter apologised Thursday after slurring her way through a live broadcast from the Winter Olympics in a clip that went viral.

From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026

An Australian sports presenter has apologised after a clip of her slurring her way through a live cross from the Winter Olympics in Italy went viral, with even Australia's prime minister weighing in.

From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026

Lydic called out several aspects of Trump's conversation with Musk, which drew significant media attention for his rambling style and seeming slurring of his words.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2024

His cheeks were coated with an armor of frost, one eye was frozen shut, and he was slurring his words badly.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer