dumb
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It’s the making of a perfect joke: totally superfluous and uniquely dumb.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
At one school in Hampshire, "brick" or "dumb" phones are the only devices allowed, which can only be used to call or text and have very limited internet access.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
“You can think the war is dumb, and also like, kind of not want to miss it, you know what I mean?” he said in February.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
Markwayne Mullin has a brilliantly dumb idea he’s workshopping.
From Slate ● May 30, 2026
It was a dumb question, but I wanted to hear him talk about her more.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
An interesting research question for future generations of economics doctoral students would be whether publishing quarterly forecasts actually makes the Fed dumber.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
"Rather than becoming dumber, we are becoming more specialised for the job," said Tania Esparza.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026
“The future is a lot dumber than I thought it would be,” the worker said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2025
This concept is not new: The Greek philosopher Socrates was afraid that the invention of writing would make humans dumber because we wouldn’t exercise our memory as much.
From Salon ● Jun. 8, 2025
Made me feel dumber than a pig with half a brain.
From "Worth" by A. LaFaye
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
After all, even regarding the dumbest birds in his database, he says, “all these species are still here, leading perfectly successful lives,” and have been for millions of years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Developer and 2022 mayoral candidate Rick Caruso, who has not endorsed in the mayoral race, called the ban “probably the dumbest idea I have ever heard.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
“It’s a hive body with a few frames of comb in it,” Priscilla said, in a tone that said it was the dumbest question in the history of questions.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
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