morbid
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Sorry to be morbid, but were you close to death?
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
The “expectant widow” line was a morbid, vaguely risqué gag, the kind of joke that has been standard fare at the Correspondents’ Dinner and roasts for decades.
From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026
This is a semiregular act of morbid curiosity, not a sound investment strategy.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
Maybe the only purpose in any of this is to prolong morbid fascinations, to twist the knife.
From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026
“I have a job to do. Make money for my clients. Period. But boy it gets morbid when you start making investments that work out extra great if a tragedy occurs.”
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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