indecency
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Playing some of these songs in public is rude and perhaps illegal indecency.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2026
But the Parents Television Council Inc. — whose members lodged thousands of indecency complaints with the Federal Communications Commission — has folded.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2025
Nor did he accept the fact that Spectrum’s planned “PG-13” performance falls far short of indecency.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2023
“We are talking about the bedrock values of who we are as a country and the human indecency that we are seeing,” Jean-Pierre said.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 18, 2023
Against that indecency I protested, and in doing so perhaps I used stronger language than was advisable.
From Recollections of a Varied Life by Eggleston, George Cary
“Even those who think themselves inured to the indecencies of modern fiction will find much of ‘The Tin Drum’ excessively nasty.
From New York Times ● Apr. 13, 2015
It is the sad fate of all open-air statues to have to submit to certain indecencies.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Journal announced itself horrified by the "cigaret-soaked indecencies" of the naughty '90s, and peddled the theory that tight-laced corsets were responsible for gallstones.
From Time Magazine Archive
By his refusal to take notice of these indecencies, Washington set a high example.
From George Washington by Thayer, William Roscoe
He found the taunts, jeers and indecencies to be more than he could bear.
From Memorials of the Faithful by `Abdu'l-Bahá
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