absurd
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Last year, Tory Party leader Kemi Badenoch said it would be "absurd" for the UK to leave "vital resources untapped".
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Those deals have boosted its “remaining performance obligations” to absurd levels—more than $600 billion as of its last quarterly report.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Even more absurd is that it’s not because of the paper magazines, books or pamphlets that you have in your house.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
It would be absurd for MLB to miss out on the global marketing platform that is the Olympics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Uncle Jack was going to pay him an absurd amount to visit his purebred Persian cat.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
Vocabulary lists containing absurd
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