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But beyond George Carlin’s seven dirty words, I can think of at least a dozen other words—mostly adolescent playground insults—that we’re all forced to think twice before saying.

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“I feel like the thing that’s most chilling is the way the word ‘climate’ has become a dirty word.”

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Contraction is a dirty word in the journalism industry, which generally believes having more outlets is better for the public interest.

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Mr Mooser says that while AI may still be a dirty word, their product is "clean" because it pays for its content.

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It all helped make democracy a dirty word.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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