expurgation
Example Sentences
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“Censorship and expurgation whether by government or private groups may seem right in the moment, but the future rarely judges them with favor.”
From Washington Times ● Apr. 25, 2022
Instead of expurgation, though, he suggested that Scrabble create a guidebook explaining the history and power of individual words.
From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2020
During the 1990s furor, Steven Alexander, who is white and Jewish, was one of many players who wrote letters opposing any expurgation.
From New York Times ● Jul. 7, 2020
“Speaking as a person of colour,” he wrote, “it actually bothers me that some people seem to be thinking of this expurgation as a ‘magnanimous’ gesture.”
From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2020
Praise, then, be awarded to all instructors of youth who will promote such expurgation from the classics as will blot out their immorality!
From Mysticism and its Results Being an Inquiry into the Uses and Abuses of Secrecy by Delafield, John
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The Importance of Being Earnest
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Novel Study: The Importance of Being Earnest, Act 1
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