vulgarity
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Since the pandemic, there has been an incredible phenomenon where vulgarity, crude humor and haunting news have gone viral on social-media platforms, creating an entertainment expectation from our representatives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
"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
His inauguration unfolded like a grotesque pageant, a theater of excess where power and cruelty met on a stage gilded in vulgarity.
From Salon ● Jan. 31, 2025
Some people think that in order to be funny, stand-up comedy needs to be in your face, controversial and full of vulgarity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2024
Spoken Japanese is full of disrespectful insult words that can be much more cutting than mere vulgarity.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
Mr. Trump’s vulgarities do cause distress among Republicans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
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
Giuliani insisted that Trump had always been a “gentleman” and had never spoken such vulgarities in his presence.
From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2016
The girl’s vulgarities reminded Cora of the plantation and the stream of oaths delivered by the hands when master’s eye was not on them.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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Mitt Romney's comments about Donald Trump
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A Clockwork Orange
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