vulgar
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The court “is not a place for vulgar barroom talk,” Judge M. Margaret McKeown clapped back in a concurrence joined by 25 fellow judges.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026
But now, online scammers were co-opting her iconic image for "vulgar and despicable attempts to exploit her legacy", the Brigitte Bardot Foundation said.
From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026
Trying to shake off its association with the equal parts juvenile and vulgar “Attitude Era” of the 1990s, WWE repeatedly handed the championship belt over to a troop-respecting golden boy.
From Salon • Dec. 14, 2025
“The comments were vulgar, offensive and false, and we apologize for the hurt they have caused,” the company said Wednesday.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
“Very likely.—I think they are, without exception, the most vulgar girls in Highbury.”
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
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