dumb
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"In Srinagar, I was a dumb boy from Ladakh who could not speak Hindi or English," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
It’s the making of a perfect joke: totally superfluous and uniquely dumb.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
“I can’t tell you how many people told me I was dumb to get involved representing soccer players because soccer would never make it here,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
Markwayne Mullin has a brilliantly dumb idea he’s workshopping.
From Slate ● May 30, 2026
Rowan saw it and in amazement recognized it for what it was: dumb animal pain.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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“We’re getting fatter and dumber, and our mental health is deteriorating,” the author writes, which is what “a half century-plus of mass-affluence consumerism has brought us.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
But then they made Woody be a little more understanding and Buzz a little, forgive the word, dumber.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
That didn’t stop him from getting dumber ever since.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2026
And everything it touches gets a little dumber and more difficult to trust.
From Slate ● Dec. 19, 2024
“But we sure made a lot out of it, and the boys were dumber than we were.”
From "Sula" by Toni Morrison
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“This is the dumbest, most ridiculous lawsuit I’ve ever seen,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
A spoof is only as successful as its dumbest joke, and these two films have plenty to choose from.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 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
“That was the dumbest decision I’ve ever seen anyone make,” Stripling said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2026
Probably the dumbest was the time I ... oh.
From "Doing Time Online" by Jan Siebold
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