wile
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The Wile E. Coyote plunge, while plausible, isn’t inevitable.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
Pessimists have overused the image of Wile E. Coyote running off a cliff and not falling until after doing a double-take.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
Which reminds me of another hapless cartoon character who thought himself a genius but who kept screwing things up in ceaseless pursuit of his quarry: Wile E. Coyote.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
Think Wile E. Coyote and the burning wick attached to a bundle of Acme dynamite.
From Salon • Jul. 20, 2025
I seemed to hover in midair for a moment, like Wile E. Coyote in the old Roadrunner cartoons.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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