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It also states that Ms Griffin-Williams verbally abused former Welsh rugby international Mike Phillips, using a swear word to say his Welsh language skills were not good enough, and said "if it wasn't for her no one would know who he was".

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A license plate that said “DUKNA” was rejected by the DMV because it “looks or sounds like a swear word.”

But it added that, because it was broadcast so long after any family audience had gone to bed, it was pointless to complain about the show's "crudities, ruderies, or the occasional swear word".

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Alfie Holt, 20, pleaded guilty to a single count of assault on Grealish, who he said had called him ugly and a swear word after the Manchester Derby on 6 April, Manchester Magistrates' Court heard.

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Malta's Mariana Conte was forced to rewrite her disco anthem Serving Kant to remove what sounded like a swear word - but performed the censored version with a knowing wink, safe in the knowledge the audience would fill in the blanks.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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