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bawdries

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plural of bawdry

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This results in a wild stretch of attempts by Mona to give life to the line, building to sheer insane obscenities responsible for the film’s R rating.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2026
Relief pitcher Caleb Ferguson was not happy, shouting obscenities at the umpire and ripping him for his appearance.

— Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026

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The effort to improve access to AI in more languages has drawn roughly 60 participants, the Gates Foundation said on Monday.

— Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
The Gates Foundation is committing at least $1 billion globally to AI development over the next two years with funding focused on education, making AI work across more languages and local contexts, as well as in health, and agriculture.

— Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026

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Witnesses on the plane told CBS News New York that Lundeen's behavior -- which included screaming profanities and racial slurs and becoming physically abusive -- was putting other passengers at risk.

— Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
Notes on the investigation obtained by the Courant show witnesses who were interviewed said Plessy Cloud spoke only in a respectful tone and that no voices were raised, nor were any profanities heard.

— Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026

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Some Providence parents shook their heads as the clock wound down; others shouted expletives toward school administrators and Nazareth players.

— Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
Some voices rose above the crowd shouting expletives and Cooper’s name.

— Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026

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