humor
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She added that the film festival is a “forum that is meant to spark dialogue” and that Jewish comedians throughout history have used humor as a way to cope with anti-Semitism.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
That mordant humor, however enjoyable, tiptoes around the unanswerable question of how, or even whether, we can tell the difference between cosplay and the real thing.
From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026
“He is smart, capable, experienced and has a good sense of humor, but it’s very difficult to be the CEO of PJM,” he says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
It reminds me of the joke that you know an economist has a sense of humor if he uses decimal points.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
So, to humor him, I said, ‘Well, then. You must hide your eyes and count to ten and she’ll come back.’
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
Vocabulary lists containing humor
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