vulgarity
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A 2013 analysis of online newspaper forums found that 53% of anonymous comments contained attacks or vulgarity, compared with 29% from users who had to identify themselves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026
The juxtaposition of popular art’s messy vulgarity with the pristine aspirations of high art is surprisingly uninvolving.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2025
"Knowing the vulgarity of the old world, today I try to avoid being listened to by the new world – so that I don't come across as detestable," he told the court.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2025
This is also a woman who chided her granddaughter that “vulgarity is no substitute for wit,” while proudly and without apology wielding her class-conscious vulgarity over her family and the servants.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2024
Across the pastures, the incredible vulgarity of highly amplified hillbilly music drifted from the cafe on the highway.
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
Mr. Trump’s vulgarities do cause distress among Republicans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
Before his rightward turn, Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman was applauded by progressives for his working-class-coded vulgarities and his penchant for hoodies and basketball shorts.
From Slate ● Dec. 10, 2025
In her recent New York Times article about the "coarsening" of the religious right, Ruth Graham alluded to this, writing about the trend of evangelical leaders using "vulgarities."
From Salon ● Apr. 1, 2024
It is heartening, however, to see people of all races protesting the racist vulgarities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2022
He was so sure of his own good breeding, he could laugh affectionately at the rich-quick vulgarities of the uncle who had adopted him and from whom he had inherited his fortune.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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Journalism
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Mitt Romney's comments about Donald Trump
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A Clockwork Orange
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