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idiot

[id-ee-uht] / ˈɪd i ət /


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"People understood very quickly that an idiot was driving and they fled."

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

“Governance issues. Keeping the cancellation to themselves for several days, CFO being an idiot and breaching NDA.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

“I’ll be an idiot if I stay with them.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

“Everything else is irrelevant,” he added, before suggesting I stop calling myself an idiot for not understanding the tech-heavy parts of this debate.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

She stood there, hunched, shivering, expecting him to scold her for running around in the cold like an idiot.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack




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