joke
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Nevertheless, Stuart and Bert set off to Caltech, with a Thomas Bros. guide — a little joke for the locals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
For most Delhiites, the joke needed little explanation.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
My imaginary scenario could still be decades in the future, but a reality where people pay for air doesn’t seem like a joke anymore.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
What started as an offhand joke at a London pub has sparked a “herculean effort.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Torak had made a joke, and his father was laughing.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
We have a brief couple of weeks to make jokes about the candidates in South Carolina’s quickie Republican Senate primary, and we intend to use them.
From Slate ● Jul. 25, 2026
But here are two jokes from a place where magic is real.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Locke, 22, jokes that a lot of the time people are just handed producer credits, but clarifies "we actually put some effort in and took it seriously".
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
"We will turn the war into a data platform," he said after being appointed in a speech punctuated with jokes.
From Barron's ● Jul. 16, 2026
"Gregory's jokes are getting to be way too extreme," George whispered to Nancy.
From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene
Others joked that you could “simply sell the coin flip to a hedge fund for $400,000.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
“I think it’s real clear where we can start the GoFundMe to bring Aaron back,” team president Kevin Demoff joked to a raucous crowd that was cheering ‘AD, AD, AD.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Another joked she was "serving face at the protest because the government couldn't serve justice".
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
“IBM trading like Claude murdered Watson,” Ken Wattana, founder of an AI agentic company called Conto, joked on X Tuesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
He joked with pregnant women and gave small toys to children.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
He has been relaxed at this year's championships, from hitting sessions on the outer courts with his son to joking around with a ball girl during his second-round match.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
He worked the room - and it was a very big room - with great patience, hugging and chatting, joking, posing for pictures, trying out a few of the sports events.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
The Australian prime minister has previously referred to Modi as "The Boss", joking that he could pull bigger crowds than US rock icon Bruce Springsteen.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
Following the convincing 3-0 victory over Czechia while resting some starters, the atmosphere on the Mexican team has been very relaxed, with several videos showing the players joking around with each other.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
I was only half joking, and she knew it.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
