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joke

[johk] / dʒoʊk /




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It is a running joke on many wedding days, with guests speculating if a bride will get to the church on time.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

“Fuze’s” version of a joke is when an anxious underling pipes up to ask for permission to speak.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

He was forced to resign because he was traveling around on private jets at taxpayer expense, which seems like a joke today.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

“People joke that If anything, we should be the Billionaires,” said local historian Amy Lafave.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Jonah almost laughed too because it felt so good to treat everything like a joke, to pretend that he wasn’t worried about anything.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix