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foolishness

[foo-lish-nis] / ˈfu lɪʃ nɪs /


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On the whole, this is all such foolishness, doing no favors to a Texas team that should be basking in a historic win.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Mr. Clooney has never had a better role, and he burrows deeply into it with a self-interrogating combination of narcissism, foolishness, bravado and charisma.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2025

Diomande's act of foolishness just put the tin hat on it.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2025

“Under Paris” fares far better, turning the foolishness dial up so far it breaks.

From Salon ● Jun. 8, 2025

“No one can feel worse than I do over the foolishness of their picketing the White House,” said Anna Howard Shaw, former president of NAWSA.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling


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