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The publication of the report follows the outcome of the BBC's own investigation into what led to the slur being broadcast, which was published earlier this week.

From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026

Once a slur that implied homosexuality was shamefully deviant, “queer” was “reclaimed” in the 1980s by gay activists as a synonym for “gay.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026

"In that instance, the edit team did hear the racial slur on the feed and removed it immediately from the version of the ceremony that would be broadcast later that evening," Davie said.

From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026

That this didn’t happen has sparked a back-and-forth about culpability, with Deadline reporting BAFTA’s assurance that it made the BBC and the broadcast’s producers aware that the slur was audible shortly after Davidson blurted it.

From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2026

Dashes equal rests, and the slur underneath two notes is equal to two eighth notes.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

Ceremony host Alan Cumming described the night as "trauma triggering", adding: "We were all let down by decisions made to both broadcast slurs and censor free speech."

From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026

Tourette’s is misunderstood, and coprolalia, a symptom of the condition that leads to involuntary swearing, slurs, or other socially unacceptable words or phrases, is even more so.

From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2026

A spokesperson for the charity Tourettes Action said it "deeply" understood the offence and harm caused by racial slurs.

From Barron's ● Feb. 23, 2026

“Let me be clear: Violence, harassment, racism, discrimination, the use of racial slurs, and gang-related activity have no place in Simi Valley.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2025

Nooses, racial slurs, and overt bigotry are widely condemned by people across the political spectrum; they are understood to be remnants of the past, no longer reflective of the prevailing public consensus about race.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

His mum, Stacey, had begun vomiting and had slurred speech after waking up.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

It “often begins with muscle twitching and weakness in an arm or leg, trouble swallowing, or slurred speech,” the clinic said.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026

He skipped over and slurred words as he tried to maintain an artificially quick tempo.

From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2026

In adults, symptoms can include but are not limited to slurred speech, extreme shivering or muscle pain, severe breathlessness and skin that is mottled or discoloured.

From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026

Manny asked him something and he felt that he had slurred the answer, but Manny seemed satisfied.

From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers

Chopin sought to convey these moods through explicit performing directions about fingering, pedaling and slurring.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026

A prominent Australian television reporter apologised Thursday after slurring her way through a live broadcast from the Winter Olympics in a clip that went viral.

From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026

An Australian sports presenter has apologised after a clip of her slurring her way through a live cross from the Winter Olympics in Italy went viral, with even Australia's prime minister weighing in.

From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026

Lydic called out several aspects of Trump's conversation with Musk, which drew significant media attention for his rambling style and seeming slurring of his words.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2024

“Have you ever stopped to wonder,” he said, his words slurring now, “why you care so much about your silly questions?”

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green