idiot
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“One idiot on one side does one thing, the other side does another,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
Yeah, everyone kind of thinks Mr. Collins is an idiot, but she’s looking deeper than that and being like, ‘Maybe he needs a bit of understanding.'”
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026
Like an idiot, I took it: I really want to work with this girl.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
"People understood very quickly that an idiot was driving and they fled."
From Barron's ● May 4, 2026
I said, pretending to be an idiot Earth cat.
From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth
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Hurd had been tennis buddies with Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, who publicly criticized HP’s decision as “the worst personnel decision since the idiots on the Apple board fired Steve Jobs many years ago.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
This space has been littered with criticism of Kobe Bryant and LeBron James and other local legends who occasionally acted like idiots.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
"We've both been conned, useful idiots, which is not a very nice way to put it, but we've been used," says Elma.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
"They are not idiots - they know that social media will film and amplify these videos for them and and they have made sure the response looks national."
From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2026
Because of the feed, we’re raising a nation of idiots.
From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson
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