absurdity

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“Yes” won’t sway any hardliners but it should convince anyone with eyes of the absurdity of trying to write a hate song, even as Y screams its vicious lyrics into the wind.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Despite the show’s inherent absurdity, “there’s truly a lot of consumer demand for it,” Justine Moore, a partner on the investing team at Andreessen Horowitz said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Ben Gregg, head of welfare at the Centre for Social Justice think tank, said the figures showed the "absurdity of the 'relative low-income' measure".

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

"Perhaps the real absurdity lies not in imagining a tool-using cow, but in assuming such a thing could never exist."

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

Zoya Nazyalensky—a powerful Squaller, gorgeous to the point of absurdity, and capable of reducing Nina’s confidence to ash with a single raised brow.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo