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I’ve covered Nancy Pelosi for more than three decades and never once heard her utter a curse word, in public or private.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2025

He is quick to laugh at his own jokes and appreciates the shock value of a well-placed curse word.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 8, 2023

But having solved the mystery of her mother, Jo chooses to return to her responsibilities in the terrestrial, persecutory world where magic is a curse word.

From New York Times • Aug. 9, 2022

Raphael Bostic, president of the Atlanta Federal Reserve, joked Tuesday in separate remarks that “transitory” is now seen as the equivalent of a curse word at the Atlanta Fed.

From Washington Times • Oct. 13, 2021

When I am working here, I think of Señor Santos, who probably never used a curse word, not even exclaimed “¡Ay Chihuahua!”

From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads




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