salacious
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A lawyer for Oren said the lawsuit was salacious and demonstrably false.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
With the revelation of Casey Wasserman’s salacious correspondence and interaction with convicted Epstein confidant and accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, he has absolutely NO business leading the 2028 Olympics.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026
A Homeland Security spokeswoman said the department “doesn’t waste time with salacious, baseless gossip.”
From The Wall Street Journal • 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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