scandalous
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Among them, “the lasting myth” that Clara “did not mourn her husband, and instead was an adulteress who destroyed scandalous love letters to the young man who was daily at her house.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
In person, Earl Spencer is a very affable and charming figure, a writer who has had a first-hand view of some big royal moments and has the stories, sometimes scandalous, to show for it.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Seeking an order for heavier indemnity costs to be made against the authority, the barrister accused some of its representatives of a "scandalous abdication of responsibilities".
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
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From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
“Master Underwood, for six months—six months—we have been hearing these scandalous claims that you heard the wild god Pan speak.”
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
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