gag
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And still, the gag order remains—for both of them, technically.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
That gag that won’t translate beyond a handful of ZIP Codes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 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
Bush was on the wrong end of a gag about having surrendered his “manhood” as Ronald Reagan’s vice president.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
We also went to Spencer’s, which sold gag gifts.
From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda
Inexplicably, EV cars and food-ordering apps become running gags.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
You can see their devotion in outdoor backdrops that are deliriously false, in sight gags that reference Cronenberg and Carpenter or in production design that includes the perfect nostalgic ’90s video store carpet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
More of those smart gags would have been welcome, but they peter out after half an hour or so.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
There’s plenty of furtive gags like this throughout “Up in Smoke”: police incompetence, absent parents, anti-war rhetoric and racial stereotypes that function as satire.
From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2026
Dylan gags on a vomit-flavored bean as I watch the movie.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
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
Lawyers for the group's co-founder, Huda Ammori, have argued that the ban breaches the right to free speech and has gagged legitimate protest.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2025
If Maria could do it, so could I. At first sip, I gagged ever so slightly, visions of Looney Tunes farm animals dancing through my head.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2024
He gagged as he pushed the door open, and something gave way in his belly.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
A super-injunction is a court-mandated gagging order that forbids news outlets from reporting private or sensitive information.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Spitting to the required level required multiple attempts and near gagging.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Some mornings, she wakes up gagging or coughing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2024
In its partial lifting of a gagging order, the court in the town of Rishon LeZion said Eli Feldstein and three others were under investigation.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2024
Granda’s hair blew as he worked, as Celia bent over, gagging.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
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