adultery
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Hence war, hence adultery, hence bestiality, Tim continues.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
Ms Martin's father Christopher had in turn produced the 1994 ITV documentary with Jonathan Dimbleby in which Prince Charles confessed to adultery.
From BBC • Nov. 20, 2025
In her divorce filing, Senator Paxton alleged that her husband had committed adultery, listing it as the “grounds for divorce.”
From Salon • Jul. 10, 2025
A weakness that emerged in no-fault is that fault-based divorces with evidence of abuse or adultery theoretically gave some power to the woman, who was usually the “injured party,” says Higdon.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2024
I never mentioned the previously familiar subjects of adultery and fornication, and I never mentioned immoral evils.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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