folly
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Gold is the color of false idolatry, the material of gratuitous wealth, a hallmark of authoritarian style, and a metaphor for the folly of prioritizing personal enrichment and glory over everything else.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
What follows is a sometimes frustrating, often hilarious hodgepodge of observations about the innate folly of living in a world where treating employees with basic respect is seen as optional.
From Salon • May 22, 2026
I’ve written about Wilson’s works for nearly half a century, but a visit to the Marcel Duchamp retrospective at MoMA in New York reminded me of the folly of trying to describe a Wilson experience.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
With this growth comes confidence, and with confidence comes, well, folly.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
I told them this was folly, but none of them would listen.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
Vocabulary lists containing folly
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