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bawdries

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plural of bawdry

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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
An original call for service indicated that suspects pulled up to a CBS media vehicle and began shouting racial obscenities at a CBS cameraman who is Black, a law enforcement source said.

— Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2026

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— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 23 Aug. 2026

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In another part of the video, shot from a different angle, he is seen on the other side of the truck, screaming profanities as another person, much smaller in stature, walks up with a child and is seen putting things inside the pickup truck.

— Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
One is cool, calm, collected, and joyful, while the other spews profanities and insults.

— Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026

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As the mother resumed telling the officer what happened, Ruiz allegedly came back downstairs and used several expletives toward her, police wrote.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Aug. 2026
As Hwang and her partner placed the ticket on the car’s windshield and were returning to their vehicle, the vehicle’s owner approached, yelling expletives and ripping the citation to pieces.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026

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