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
New England still glows from two triumphant decades with Tom Brady, its chisel-cheeked, carb-shunning, Super Bowl quarterback turned glambot who lifted the meek Patriots from laughingstock to trophy-hoarding Godzilla.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026
And Isaac’s lack of an appropriate neck accessory made him the laughingstock of a dinner party at John Jay’s house the night they were meant to sign the Declaration of Independence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2025
Last year at this time, Oakland was baseball’s laughingstock, but although there’s still plenty of turmoil surrounding the Athletics’ planned moves to Sacramento and Las Vegas, their on-field performance hasn’t been too bad.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2024
Without credit, the new nation would remain a laughingstock in foreign eyes.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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