humor
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If that’s true, may Workman’s sweet, intoxicating humor hasten its arrival.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
“Ms. Atkinson’s lighthearted novel,” Sam Sacks writes, “mines delicious humor from this mismatch of grizzled cynicism and national heritage.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
But while her lyrics describe situations both grave and dangerous—the record’s title is a homophone for “violence”—her words are peppered with bizarre humor and images that aren’t easy to decode.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Or is this simply a case of two couples who share the same values, humor and interests, but are financially incompatible as friends?
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
Love, humor, pain, magic, lost souls—all woven to create stories most cultures might sugarcoat.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
Health was a state of equilibrium, according to this view, a precarious balance among the body’s four humors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
Sure, it would take until the 19th century for the germ theory of disease to overtake the concept of humors and “miasmas” that could damage human health.
From National Geographic ● May 25, 2023
The days of the humors are long gone, but the exhibition is a fun introduction to their supposed power — and their ongoing relevance in the Bard’s timeless plays.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 7, 2022
If the opinions of others aren’t an issue to you, and you want your son to express himself in a way that humors him, then continue along the same path.
From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2021
Bear, who had come to know my humors well, worked hard to calm me.
From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi
He is hired as an intern by a phony physician whose reputation is founded on knowledge of “a certain professional slang, humored by a medical face.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
If I was lucky, Dad humored me and would say, Davon, I’ll show you.
From Slate ● Jul. 29, 2023
As I have grown older, I have come to realize he wasn’t being humored by me as much as he was humoring me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2022
Some told him that to his face; others humored him.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 22, 2022
The Etheringtons mostly humored him, it seemed to Ishmael—for them he was a colorful island character, part of the charm of the place.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
The tail-wagging golden retrievers and teens humoring their parents cleared out of the way.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2023
Well, there’s nothing wrong with spending an evening humoring rich people in New York.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2023
As I have grown older, I have come to realize he wasn’t being humored by me as much as he was humoring me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2022
One diplomat compared it to humoring an angry relative who controlled a family vacation estate, and periodically threatened to burn it down.
From New York Times ● Feb. 26, 2018
I'm humoring myself because I know what I'll find when we return to the pond where I soaked my leg.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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