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Spitting up black phlegm and shouting out strings of word-association gibberish, Ms. Buckley quickly becomes the centerpiece of the movie, or rather its central headache.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

Bovino testified that merely touching an agent “could be assault depending on the situation. Spitting on someone could be assault.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2025

Spitting out dimes like a vending machine, he hit Jeshaun Jones on a screen for 13 yards and a third-down conversion, then went back to Jones three plays later for another 24.

From Washington Times • Nov. 18, 2023

During a 12-year run in the 1980s and 1990s, Spitting Image lampooned political leaders, celebrities and royals.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2023

Spitting at his feet, I turn and run away.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung



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