salacious
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For weeks, salacious talk swirled in campaign circles, ricocheted through email chains and was served up, like a buzzy side dish, over gossipy lunches from Sacramento to San Diego.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
Shell has maintained Cipriani fictionalized the two men’s dealings, then spread “false and salacious lies to extract a massive payday.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
In his interview with the Sun, Ramsay, who was at the wedding, insisted nothing "salacious" or "inappropriate" took place.
From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026
The combination of salacious scandals and heavily publicized election losses have undercut the group’s image.
From Salon • Jan. 20, 2026
It needs to be said too what salacious nonsense it is to claim that Lord Darlington was anti-Semitic, or that he had close association with organizations like the British Union of Fascists.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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