vulgar
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Where, even when dealing with vulgar matters, they stood up for what they believed to be the best of local values.
From Slate ● May 4, 2026
Why do we recoil when a leader is vulgar and violent in his language and thinking?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
When, instead, another Black Democrat from Chicago, Barack Obama, headed toward the Democratic nomination in 2008, Jackson’s frustration spilled into public with a vulgar criticism of Obama caught on microphone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2026
The vulgar kitsch of “The Housemaid” is its silly secret weapon, and it’s Seyfried who stays reloading the ammunition, making sure that this hefty dose of frivolity is as unforgettable as its conventionally prestigious contemporaries.
From Salon ● Jan. 31, 2026
He always did the driving, transporting friends and his sister in an ancient Pontiac with scratchy woolen seats that his father bought him when he turned sixteen—“a big, heavy, vulgar automobile that I absolutely loved.”
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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