dumb
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The emotions are big, dumb and messy, but no one told that to the harmonies.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
They also mean management won’t be tempted to spend it on something dumb.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
The film got three stars from Tim Robey, external at The Telegraph, who notes the film's "action interludes are more nonsensical than scary" and "provide momentary dumb fun when Scott's campfire apocalypse needs waking up".
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Even as propaganda, it was pretty dumb — never discounting for currency fluctuation, alternative sourcing or domestic capacity increases, to name a few counterindicators.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026
Now he was a real grown-up, and he hoped that soon they would get him some blue jeans like all grown-ups, so that he would never have to wear dumb baby overalls again.
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
Advertising student Catalina Cruz, 19, thinks AI is "making us dumber" because "people aren't able to think for themselves any more".
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
Each day we live through this era, we get vastly dumber.
From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026
Heath, for one, thinks docking would make fine TV: “I’ve seen a lot of dumber stuff…. We’ve got to be more exciting than lawn-mower races.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
The Dodgers spend it smarter than anyone else and the Mets, arguably, dumber.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
I think she had figured it would be easy to work with people who were dumber than she was.
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
“That’s the dumbest thing ever — it’s just trolling,” Gibney says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Collectively, they stand as a blunt reminder that war, the dumbest and most vicious human invention, occurs in time and space.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
The dumbest phrase in military history is Adolf Hitler saying “Let’s attack Russia in the winter.”
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026
NBA legend Charles Barkley branded the San Antonio Spurs "the dumbest basketball team in the history of civilisation" after the New York Knicks pulled off the biggest comeback in NBA Finals history.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
Zach claimed Cap was the dumbest kid in school, but he was really smart.
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
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