sacrilege
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Sacrilege as it may be to say, “falling in love” remains criminally oversold to girls in our culture.
From New York Times • Jul. 9, 2019
Sacrilege was hardly the only offense prohibited by the Hays Code, but within a few years this attack on one corner of the prohibitions had the effect of destabilizing the rest.
From The New Yorker • May 2, 2016
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs were one of the most-talked about bands on Friday as lead singer Karen O fronted a lively, dynamic and electric set, featuring their hits "Sacrilege", "Maps" and "Gold Lion".
From Reuters • Apr. 13, 2013
Air shot … children play on Sacrilege, Jeremy Deller's life-size inflatable version of Stonehenge.
From The Guardian • Aug. 2, 2012
Sacrilege and letter-stealing had long been capital offences in England.
From Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) by School, A Sexton of the Old
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