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obscenity

[uhb-sen-i-tee, -see-ni-] / əbˈsɛn ɪ ti, -ˈsi nɪ- /


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That this is a grotesque obscenity and cannot be allowed to continue?

From Slate • Feb. 3, 2026

Maybe it’s just a vibe, or as Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart once wrote about obscenity: “I know it when I see it.”

From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025

Kenyon’s 1958 history of the Stuart dynasty, which began with James and lasted 111 years, cited James’s “vulgarity, obscenity and uproarious pedantry.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

"An obscenity which makes unionist buy-in impossible," he said in a statement.

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2025

The officers seized the unsold newspapers and arrested Woodhull and Claflin, charging them with sending obscenity through the mail.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling




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