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The publication of the report follows the outcome of the BBC's own investigation into what led to the slur being broadcast, which was published earlier this week.

From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026

Once a slur that implied homosexuality was shamefully deviant, “queer” was “reclaimed” in the 1980s by gay activists as a synonym for “gay.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026

"I categorically deny using a misogynistic slur 14 years ago and I'm horrified at its invention more than a decade later. It is absolutely not a word I would have used."

From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026

That this didn’t happen has sparked a back-and-forth about culpability, with Deadline reporting BAFTA’s assurance that it made the BBC and the broadcast’s producers aware that the slur was audible shortly after Davidson blurted it.

From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2026

She can, though, occasionally slur her words a bit and is prone to repeating herself.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

While free speech is an important principle, it doesn’t shield people from consequences—especially when their past actions include repeated antisemitic slurs that have caused real harm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026

The recording does not capture audio of the alleged slurs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026

A spokesperson for the charity Tourettes Action said it "deeply" understood the offence and harm caused by racial slurs.

From Barron's ● Feb. 23, 2026

A national 2024 Center for American Progress survey found that one in three LGBTQI+ Americans experienced verbal harassment — including offensive comments, slurs and jokes — in their place of work.

From Salon ● Jan. 23, 2026

Nooses, racial slurs, and overt bigotry are widely condemned by people across the political spectrum; they are understood to be remnants of the past, no longer reflective of the prevailing public consensus about race.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

His mum, Stacey, had begun vomiting and had slurred speech after waking up.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

He skipped over and slurred words as he tried to maintain an artificially quick tempo.

From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2026

In adults, symptoms can include but are not limited to slurred speech, extreme shivering or muscle pain, severe breathlessness and skin that is mottled or discoloured.

From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026

David had a tumor on his cheek that “distorted his face and slurred his speech.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 21, 2025

In his mind, Baba’s voice was still slurred, pained.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

Chopin sought to convey these moods through explicit performing directions about fingering, pedaling and slurring.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026

A prominent Australian television reporter apologised Thursday after slurring her way through a live broadcast from the Winter Olympics in a clip that went viral.

From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026

In the beginning, he said, “The discord and division of our country must be healed,” slurring the word, “discord.”

From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2024

Gardner played a slurring “Woman Who’s Aging Gracefully,” but it was Nwodim’s portrayal of Charlotte, a stingray who was mysteriously impregnated at a North Carolina aquarium, that won the segment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2024

What came out of their mouths was an incomprehensible mix of slurring and grunting.

From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth