absurdity
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While the argument might be internally consistent, it reveals the absurdity that arises from the use of the death penalty in a country governed by the rule of law.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
To draw the world’s attention to a serious matter by way of absurdity — that’s a good trick.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
The hyper-parented children who can finally get their intensely strict parents to laugh at the absurdity of their behavior.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
This underscores the absurdity of labeling fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction in the first place.
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026
The world just loves to laugh at the absurdity of insanity.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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Finally, if you think the obstacles to orderly press coverage and the absurdities of decision-day theater are bad, remember that they are nothing compared to how the court does its own substantive work.
From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026
Parr, renowned for capturing the quiet rituals and absurdities of British life, was commissioned by the National Trust to capture life in Lacock, Wiltshire, during the spring and summer of 2025.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
Like it or not, Colbert was doing what comedians are supposed to do: hold a mirror up to society, politics, human nature or whatever their focus may be, and call out the absurdities within.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
Current and former Social Security officials have told ProPublica over the past year that the SSI program’s complexities and absurdities remain perhaps the agency’s biggest bureaucratic headache.
From Salon ● Apr. 29, 2026
The chief expected us to disavow any such absurdities before he could endorse our church.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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"The Witches" by Roald Dahl, Chapters 1–5
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Vocabulary from the Sixth Democratic Debate, February 11, 2016
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