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obscene

[uhb-seen] / əbˈsin /


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In June, a criminal court in Qom reportedly found Ahmadi and eight members of her band and production team guilty of charges including "offending public decency" through the publication of "obscene and indecent material".

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

"People are tired of being treated without dignity, without respect. And these companies are making an obscene amount of money," he said at a press conference Wednesday, before breaking down in tears.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

Ultimately, books were removed “not because they contain sexually obscene material, but because they contain content protected by law,” Graves said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

I’d change into play clothes, take my bowl and begin the solemn work of crushing an obscene number of crackers into the carrot-flecked broth until the spoon could nearly stand upright.

From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026

It seems obscene to say that I was happy amid so much suffering.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman


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