absurd
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Dismissing this argument as "absurd," Gregoire said that he "fully stood by" his approach at a time of strained public finances.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
He said the idea that Walker would or could harm them was absurd to the two of them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
“It’s just totally absurd to believe that,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
The judges said: "In a wonderfully quirky campus novel, Kennard combines an absurd experiment with a moving story about human frailty, passion, confusion and identity. There's something for everyone here."
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
She recounts events from her spiritualist days, delighted when he finds the endeavor as absurd as she had at the time.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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