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vulgarities

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Mr. Trump’s vulgarities do cause distress among Republicans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Before his rightward turn, Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman was applauded by progressives for his working-class-coded vulgarities and his penchant for hoodies and basketball shorts.

From Slate • Dec. 10, 2025

In her recent New York Times article about the "coarsening" of the religious right, Ruth Graham alluded to this, writing about the trend of evangelical leaders using "vulgarities."

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2024

It is heartening, however, to see people of all races protesting the racist vulgarities.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2022

Then, too, there was all of that mascara and lipstick and other vulgarities which I would rather not catalogue.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole