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foolishness

[foo-lish-nis] / ˈfu lɪʃ nɪs /


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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

As Dickens prophetically reminds us, ours is hardly the first age of wisdom and of foolishness, the first epoch of belief and of incredulity.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025

It's that time of the year again - the annual act of foolishness in which I try to predict the outcome of the 2024-25 season for all 20 Premier League clubs.

From BBC • Aug. 14, 2024

It’s our responsibility, then, to rectify this foolishness and shed light on the ways in which Los Angeles influences fashion.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2024

Of course, that was forty years ago, and such foolishness would be unthinkable in these more enlightened times.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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