absurd
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"It feels a bit absurd," said shopper Echo Wang, 31, who works in marketing.
From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026
"It's absurd, it's wild, it doesn't take itself too seriously," Centineo tells Newsbeat.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
When she insists the machine can perform any medical test, Fielder finds himself drawn into an absurd debate over the meaning of the word “can.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
He chuckled to himself when he read the phrase—so absurd in light of the ordeal he was about to face.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
We were having an absurd and inappropriate argument because in the wake of death every single thing on earth feels absurd and inappropriate.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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