obscenity

The commission sets rules for disclosing sponsors, emergency broadcasts, and content regarding obscenity and decency.

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026

That this is a grotesque obscenity and cannot be allowed to continue?

From Slate ● Feb. 3, 2026

The film, among the first to receive an X rating, was the subject of 23 prosecutions for obscenity, which didn’t get in the way of it becoming a breakout hit in 1968.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 2026

Maybe it’s just a vibe, or as Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart once wrote about obscenity: “I know it when I see it.”

From Barron's ● Dec. 18, 2025

He sank his voice, like someone who is obliged for medical reasons to utter an obscenity.

From "1984" by George Orwell

Saeed Habiba, the head of Iran’s Student Affairs Organization, said universities won’t tolerate what he called obscenities and illegal acts and that some students have been summoned and charged with unspecified offenses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026

Beyond the melting shadows of the arena, gladiatrices would have heard thousands of faceless spectators howl obscenities, felt the heat of their breath, and smelled the mass of bodies raging in the night.

From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2024

For the sake of civility, the Writers Guild contract should include a requirement that all writers must learn how to write scripts without using obscenities at every turn.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2023

But she told MPs she would not "justify a news organisation whose anchor went out to shout obscenities at Tories" - a reference to claims about Jon Snow.

From BBC ● May 19, 2022

No cursing in a house, even if the owner is not present, and—perhaps to keep us in practice—no obscenities even in the office.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich