scandalous
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"They're trying to divert attention away from the scandalous state of public affairs," Noemi Kiss, a 28-year-old communications manager, told AFP.
From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026
The ceremony was edited and aired on a delay, and this year the BBC announced early that it was on especially high alert for any comments that were perceived as scandalous.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026
Based on the 2020 novel “Box Hill,” “Pillion” is often scandalous, but it also offers classic rom-com warm and fuzzy feelings.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026
"I am totally on my own now. This is beyond scandalous and nobody can do anything. I cannot believe what this is all coming to."
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026
“Really? You disobeyed your dad? What happened—was it very scandalous? And how did you feel afterward? Did he ever find out?”
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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