scandalous
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The subterranean passage was part of Horsley Towers in Leatherhead, a grand mansion once lived in by Lovelace, also the only legitimate child of scandalous 19th Century poet Lord Byron.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
The group's leader Hysni Gucati said the accusations levelled at the men were "scandalous".
From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026
Halfway through “Melania’s” 104-minute running time, it occurred to me that it would feel scandalous if Ratner so much as taped her doing something as human and unguarded as eating a bite of food.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026
Taeko cannot wed before her older sister does; however, her scandalous conduct makes it harder for Yukiko to find a husband.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
They had been disgraced by her birth, and this was their chance to erase, once and for all, the last trace of their husband’s scandalous mistake.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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