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adultery

[uh-duhl-tuh-ree] / əˈdʌl tə ri /


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Hence war, hence adultery, hence bestiality, Tim continues.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

She later accused him of adultery again leading to Kimberley trying to barricade herself in a room.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

Can you bridge the ethical chasm in a man who hates adultery but seems neutral about most other sins?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2025

Also in May, Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, a Democrat, signed a public safety bill repealing the state’s sodomy ban as well as bans on adultery and fornication.

From New York Times • Jul. 21, 2023

Had Margaery Tyrell somehow wriggled free of the accusations of fornication, adultery, and high treason?

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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