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laughter

[laf-ter, lahf-] / ˈlæf tər, ˈlɑf- /


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Gross-out moments aside, “Best and Last,” is an unexpectedly poignant send-off, a wet-cheeked farewell to over 20 years of camaraderie and laughter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

If philosophy begins in wonder, trenchant social drama seems to start in laughter.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

The more exposed he is to the laughter, and the more cornered he feels, the more ridiculously he will have to respond—because he can’t admit to an error.

From Slate • Jun. 27, 2026

Burrows modeled the notion of directing as a duty to truly bring a show’s cast and writing into people’s living rooms and lives, epitomizing the idea that laughter narrows the distance between strangers.

From Salon • Jun. 20, 2026

“It’s not funny, Gran,” I said, though I was stifling my own laughter.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff




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