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Unite's secretary general Sharon Graham said she welcomed help with costs, but the amount saved would be "quite small" with profits in the energy sector "obscene" and in need of an overhaul.

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That’s us all getting together and wanting to laugh about the things that are absurd, obscene, uncomfortable, because we’re all going through it together.

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The effort to humanize Dahmer is both obscene and, sadly, textbook.

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The lyrics, characteristically and unapologetically obscene, reflect the realities of life in marginalized communities.

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The insults were obscene and personal, shouted while the golfers lined up their shots.

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