laughingstock
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From AI-assisted trains to autonomous road shuttles, Germany's rail operator Deutsche Bahn -- long the country's laughingstock for its poor punctuality -- is working on the future of mobility.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
The billionaire who already owns teams such as the Los Angeles Rams and Arsenal is now taking on the challenge of rebuilding a team that had turned into baseball’s laughingstock.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
The backlash makes her a laughingstock and scuttles her career.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2025
Tom Brady and the New England Patriots rallied for a 34-28 overtime victory, which made Atlanta a national laughingstock.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 22, 2024
But I was still shy and half paralyzed when in the presence of a crowd, and my first day at the new school made me the laughingstock of the classroom.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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