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[gag] / gæg /






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And still, the gag order remains—for both of them, technically.

From Slate Aug. 20, 2026

Falstaff’s girth is worked into the comic mayhem, but the character should be more than a sight gag.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

The gag happens again, leading a blue fish to famously quip, “How many times do we have to teach you this lesson, old man?”

From Salon Jun. 30, 2026

Woody is so old, both in the franchise and in reality, that there’s a running gag about his ever-expanding bald spot.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 18, 2026

I gag, grasp the disc in my fingertips, and pull one last time.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth

There are repeated gags about Allie’s job singing covers of popular songs reworked for pharmaceutical companies and almost too many celebrity cameos.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

There hasn’t been a film with so many legitimate blink-and-you’ll-miss-it gags in some time.

From Salon Jul. 12, 2026

Though the sequels became progressively worse, each one has a handful of great situational gags — diamonds sparkling through manure recalling the finest, silliest bits in classic spoof films from the late 20th century.

From Salon Jun. 11, 2026

One of his more triumphant gags involved the rollout of an emoji with a raised eyebrow resembling one of Colbert’s signature looks.

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 2026

And something else with a magic theme, or jokes and gags, or .

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan

One reason Fox’s side of the story has gone untold is that like Eatherly, Fox was gagged by Judge Poland from speaking about the case on social media or to the press.

From Slate Aug. 20, 2026

In South Tangerang, some pedestrians gagged and swatted at swarms of flies as they walked down littered streets.

From Barron's Feb. 17, 2026

She was caught up in her ex’s fake cancer scam, whooped it up too hard for her own good and gagged on camera more times than we care to count too.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 28, 2024

Wine: Of course, the media initially was not as gagged.

From Salon Feb. 13, 2024

At the mainmast, Coach Hedge was similarly bound and gagged, while a bizarre-looking creature—a sort of gnome/chimpanzee combo with poor fashion sense—danced around him, doing the coach’s hair in tiny pigtails with pink rubber bands.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

Spitting to the required level required multiple attempts and near gagging.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

"Oh my God... I'm gagging, they did not tell me Janet was coming," Taylor exclaimed as she joined her hero on stage.

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

A "super-injunction" - a kind of gagging order that prevents the reporting of even the existence of the injunction - was lifted earlier this week.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2025

Some mornings, she wakes up gagging or coughing.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 16, 2024

“Now I see your neck and ears,” Tansy told Lloyd, “I’m gagging myself.”

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck




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