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as in lasciviousness
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Noun
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This further enhances the skin’s firmness and elasticity, improving the appearance of skin laxity and fine lines.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
7 July 2025 -
Generally speaking, for a surgeon to perform a facelift (irrespective of goals), there has to be evidence of laxity.—
Jolene Edgar,
Allure,
10 June 2025
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The element of perversion, the artistic touch, in that Calvin Klein ad was Shields’s age, which was fifteen.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
2 Aug. 2025
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This is a direct perversion of what’s supposed to be the apolitical branch.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
30 Mar. 2025
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Trump has been tied to Epstein, and though there is no evidence exposing the president’s participation in Epstein’s acts of degeneracy, the question remains on the minds of many Americans — Was Trump complicit?—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 July 2025
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The nihilism, or the degeneracy, is coming straight from the White House.—
Nina Bambysheva,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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They are reportedly charged with disorderly conduct, public indecency/indecent exposure, and criminal trespass, according to Reuters, with a court date yet to be established.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
8 Aug. 2025
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Vega was convicted in 1999 in Brazos County, Texas, for indecency with a child, who was 12 at the time.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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International Cat Care says that inherited deafness in white cats is often linked to the presence of the dominant white gene, which can cause degeneration of the inner ear's structures during kittenhood.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
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According to Boston University’s Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Center, progressive degeneration of brain tissue in people with CTE includes the buildup of an abnormal protein called tau in a pattern that distinguishes it from other diseases such as Alzheimer’s.—
Jimmy Golen,
Chicago Tribune,
30 July 2025
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Vandalism and lechery are among the milder affronts that occur on Winifred’s watch, and her narration, though sombre, sparkles.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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Vandalism and lechery are among the milder affronts that occur on Winifred’s watch, and her narration, though sombre, sparkles.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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No criminality is suspected in either case, according to police.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
11 Aug. 2025
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Sometimes Hollywood stories do involve real criminality, as with All the President’s Men.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
19 July 2025
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Others have found a higher risk of relationship dissolution when the woman outearns her husband, and men in this situation have an 11% greater chance of being diagnosed with a mental health problem.—
Kim Elsesser,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The Papal States maintained armies until their dissolution in 1870.—
Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Aug. 2025
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