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cusswords

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plural of cussword

as in curses

a disrespectful or indecent word or expression was reprimanded for teaching his little brother cusswords

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In other cases Hoodoo was used to counter the threat of curses, as in the practice of suspending bottles from a tree to trap any malevolent spirits or witches traveling in spirit form.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
The cumulative impression of Alice that the book leaves is of someone moving serenely through life, meeting fond blessings and awful curses both with the same calm equanimity.

— Ian Penman, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

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The video traded the genre’s typical easy-breezy style for a mashup of clips where flames rose, expletives flew, and Tiedemann flipped the bird toward the camera at every opportunity.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026
As the mother resumed telling the officer what happened, Ruiz allegedly came back downstairs and used several expletives toward her, police wrote.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Aug. 2026

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In another part of the video, shot from a different angle, he is seen on the other side of the truck, screaming profanities as another person, much smaller in stature, walks up with a child and is seen putting things inside the pickup truck.

— Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
One is cool, calm, collected, and joyful, while the other spews profanities and insults.

— Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of profanities

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Relief pitcher Caleb Ferguson was not happy, shouting obscenities at the umpire and ripping him for his appearance.

— Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
An original call for service indicated that suspects pulled up to a CBS media vehicle and began shouting racial obscenities at a CBS cameraman who is Black, a law enforcement source said.

— Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2026

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From a consideration of apoptosis—the orderly elimination of damaged or unnecessary cells—Solé moves on to failing machines, eroded memories, vanished languages, brittle digital archives, and more.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
The village officially launched Humphrey last Tuesday to provide access to information on local services, permits, meetings and events at all hours of the day, in more than 70 languages.

— Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

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The raid drew criticism over separating families, and a group of Idahoans sued, saying officers hurled racial epithets and largely withheld water, food, bathrooms and medical care.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 15 Aug. 2026
Hochman detailed a number of prosecutions, including the sentence of one man to a life sentence plus seven years with the possibility of parole for a March 23 attack, during which racial epithets were uttered.

— City News Service, Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026

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