dumb
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"In Srinagar, I was a dumb boy from Ladakh who could not speak Hindi or English," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
It’s the making of a perfect joke: totally superfluous and uniquely dumb.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
His dumb derring-do went viral on VHS tapes, earning him an MTV show and five feature films.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
Markwayne Mullin has a brilliantly dumb idea he’s workshopping.
From Slate ● May 30, 2026
Which I know is dumb, I mean, it’s not like she can read my mind or anything, but I don’t want to mess this up.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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"Rather than becoming dumber, we are becoming more specialised for the job," said Tania Esparza.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026
That didn’t stop him from getting dumber ever since.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2026
Artificial general intelligence is moments away, they say, and we’ll all soon be dumber than ChatGPT.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 7, 2025
It’s something much bigger than that, much dumber and much worse.
From Salon ● Dec. 7, 2025
“Tell me the truth. Do you think I’m smarter or dumber than Hanako?”
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
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Collectively, they stand as a blunt reminder that war, the dumbest and most vicious human invention, occurs in time and space.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
NBA legend Charles Barkley branded the San Antonio Spurs "the dumbest basketball team in the history of civilisation" after the New York Knicks pulled off the biggest comeback in NBA Finals history.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
Among the dumbest birds are insectivores, such as bee-eaters, and giants, such as ostriches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
And I knew that was the dumbest thing I could have ever done, because I’ve never met her in person.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
“He’s maybe the dumbest person I’ve ever met.”
From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley
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