preposterous
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What comes after is often preposterous and teeming with cliches — the sort of things you might have encountered in a second-tier series back in the 1980s — and craziness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
The plot is simultaneously ingenious, preposterous and, in its ultimate phantasmagorical effect, not unlike Mr. Holland’s account of the reality Mr. Boyne so wantonly subverts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Police spokesperson Michael Muchiri told AFP that claims the force works alongside goons are "preposterous", suggesting the above incidents involved rogue officers who were now under investigation.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
Never mind that it’s not true, but preposterous.
From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026
Given the blanket nature of the ruling, courts have found police encounters to be consensual in truly preposterous situations.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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