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having or encouraging an excessive interest in sexual matters
- The film's director faced criticism for including prurient scenes that seemed gratuitous and unrelated to the plot.
- Some argue that certain advertisements exploit prurient impulses to sell products, relying on sex appeal rather than substance.
- The author's prurient descriptions in the novel offended some readers, while others found them provocative and thought-provoking.
- The comedian's jokes often veered into prurient territory, eliciting uncomfortable laughter from the audience.
- The art exhibition sparked controversy due to its inclusion of prurient imagery, leading to debates about artistic freedom and censorship.
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