salacious
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“It’s a salacious story, but it’s just not a true one. And I can’t just say ‘Well, OK, that’s it for me’ because of that.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
“It gives a more salacious nature to what was originally just a money laundering conspiracy case,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Notably, the show didn’t hook viewers with sex or other salacious material but, rather, plausible portrayals of greed and motivating vindictiveness.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
But this story is salacious, and I can’t get enough.
From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2026
It needs to be said too what salacious nonsense it is to claim that Lord Darlington was anti-Semitic, or that he had close association with organizations like the British Union of Fascists.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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