dude
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Williams says Sir Gary Oldman is a "pretty cool dude"
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
It taps into humanity’s most ancient, addictive comedic truth, which is that some dude getting hit in the balls is hilarious.
From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026
The gist is, Welp, Ari, way to go, dude!
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
“Truthfully, I was like, dude, he’s going to be able to do either one,” general manager Joe Hortiz said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
“It’s stupid. Why would they pay money for some dude to sit there and listen to me? I'm fine, you know, playing the guitar and writing dark poetry, haha.”
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
Trump and Sean “Diddy” Combs have been known acquaintances for years—or whatever it’s called when two rich and famous dudes in entertainment are often invited to the same charity events, galas, and afterparties.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
Referring to the synthetic soldier, Justine Moore, an AI-focused partner at Silicon Valley investor Andreessen Horowitz, wrote on X: "I'm genuinely floored by how many dudes are following influencers that are clearly AI."
From Barron's ● May 10, 2026
A low-loader, some traffic cones and "the sort of dudes who can set up a Metallica concert in 24 hours" - this was all Banksy needed to install his latest artwork in central London.
From BBC ● May 1, 2026
“I love you” can be the three most difficult words for some dudes to say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
“So Mapplethorpe gave these dudes a kind of noir feel, right? Well, I want to do that with dude-like things. Cray-Cray's shed seems like the most badass dude-cave at the whole school.”
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
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Least Presidential Vocabulary Used by Presidential Candidates during the GOP Debate (Sept. 16, 2015)
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