drunkenness
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These include contributors to BBC News NI's Spotlight programme, who said Donaldson's behaviour included public drunkenness, a visit to a gay sauna and acting inappropriately towards a female colleague on a trip abroad.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
“Limit noise and drunkenness, clean up your mess and don’t pee in the canals. Keep in mind the locals and they will welcome you with open arms.”
From Washington Post ● Feb. 10, 2023
Reformers often regarded problems like poverty and drunkenness as the result of a lack of self-discipline and of a strong moral compass.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
The country is heavily influenced by Sharia law, and homosexuality and public drunkenness are forbidden, while public displays of affection and immodest dress are heavily frowned upon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2022
Haiyi felt his drunkenness fade as he stared into the steady black eyes of the Old Man of the Moon.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
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