laughable
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Silver’s comments—and a subsequent conference call addressing the topic with all 30 of the league’s general managers—came on the heels of some of the most laughable instances of tanking in NBA history.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026
One character is so directly blunt, it’s almost laughable.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026
In several cases, Cesarano said that internet shutdowns saw countries' censorship capabilities "going from nothing, or something laughable, to something very skilled".
From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026
Blanche called the suggestion that the photo was removed due to Trump "laughable".
From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025
“Mice are nothing but little packages of blood and bones, afraid of everything. They are despicable, laughable, the opposite of everything we strive to be. Do you want to live in their world?”
From "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread" by Kate DiCamillo
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