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Davidsen starts this “Salome” in a back room of the brutalist set where Herod’s orgy is taking place, wearing a white raincoat, her black hair stringy in a Goth look.

From Seattle Times • May 13, 2024

In fact it must always be the last resort, and then not be allowed to turn into an orgy of dominance over the foe.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2022

"There's been an orgy of disinformation over Ukraine," political commentator Peter Kreko told me.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2022

When Atiya Walcott’s Eve confronts a multiheaded Serpent, conceived as an orgy of voices and limbs, human vulnerability is endowed with aching grace.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2021

Beyond shame, I cradled my head in my arms and embarked on an orgy of self-pity.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer