frivolous

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The process also helps reduce lawsuits, frivolous or otherwise, which can negatively impact IPO proceeds, according to a 2020 study.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Most legal analysts viewed the case as frivolous.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

Polymarket lets users bet on a head-spinning array of things, many of them frivolous.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

"So thank you to all of them. It seems such a frivolous word, but yeah, what else can I say?"

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026

He believed that her destiny was marriage and a brilliant life in society, where the ability to converse with the dead, if kept on a frivolous level, could be an asset.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende