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comeuppance

[kuhm-uhp-uhns] / ˌkʌmˈʌp əns /


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In which we explore whether or not UConn’s stunning victory was a cosmic comeuppance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Highlights included Hot To Go, with its viral YMCA-style dance routine; and the snarky comeuppance anthem My Kink Is Karma, which Roan dedicated "to my ex who is in the crowd tonight".

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2025

In “Death of a Unicorn,” the last-act thrills just can’t match the early-going’s billionaire satire that gleefully prescribes a worthier comeuppance.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2025

No final comeuppance, no order from the court that meant more than paper.

From Slate • Feb. 10, 2025

Cicero’s final comeuppance came after the assassination of Julius Caesar.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith




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