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Curling's world governing body said Saturday Canada have received a verbal warning over bad language used after accusations of cheating from defending Olympic champions Sweden.

From Barron's Feb. 14, 2026

Before you begin, you need to set ground rules, like no crosstalk or fingerpointing or bad language or namecalling etc.

From MarketWatch Nov. 21, 2025

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff and Ferrari counterpart Fred Vasseur were both handed formal warnings by motorsports governing body FIA on Thursday for using bad language at the Las Vegas Grand Prix.

From Washington Times Nov. 23, 2023

Mr Cummings apologised for his "appalling" language but added: "A thousand times worse than my bad language is the underlying issue at stake - that we had a Cabinet Office system that had completely melted."

From BBC Oct. 31, 2023

I’d never resorted to bad language, though I’d heard my share of it from T. Ray or else read it in public restrooms.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd




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