dumb
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I think the second one was just as dumb as the first one.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
So ditch the ball for some dumb bells and squats and get to work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
I was a big fan when succulents became a dumb little trend, because at least that was boosting an interest in plants rather than mass-produced ugly dolls from China or something.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
"I'm not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I'm not dumb - and I'm not blonde either."
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
I held out the gold like a dumb puppet, and the miller snatched it from my hands.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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
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
My anxiety about A.I. is not that it will make my job obsolete but that it will make me a little dumber.
From Slate ● May 24, 2026
That didn’t stop him from getting dumber ever since.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2026
I never new before that I was dumber than a mouse.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
This was easily the dumbest head coaching call of McVay’s career.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
Changing views: It’s worth noting that a decade ago he called burning fossil fuels “the dumbest experiment in history,” warning they would eventually run out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 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
“I asked him the dumbest questions I could think of.”
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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