mock
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Behind guarded gates resembling an Indian maharajah's palace are hundreds of elephants and big cats, giraffes grazing in a mock savannah, and chimpanzees and orangutans swinging from ropes.
From Barron's β Oct. 30, 2026
“We aren’t trying to mock any country’s anthem,” adds Willy.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 26, 2026
In late July, the company launched “The Male Shopper Project,” a mock training camp starring comedian Hannah Berner and Antoni Porowski, the culinary expert from “Queer Eye.”
From Salon β Oct. 25, 2026
Married at First Sight shows single people agreeing to "marry" total strangers after meeting for the first time at their mock weddings.
From BBC β Oct. 22, 2026
Adjoyi Sr. smiled with mock resignation and beckoned me.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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Motherwell were fined £5,000 for releasing a video with the caption: "As the world of football mocks our game, we simply have to draw a line in the sand and shift the focus."
From BBC β Jul. 22, 2026
In fact, Anthropic, which is behind the Claude AI chatbot, indirectly mocks OpenAI’s ChatGPT in its ad.
From MarketWatch β Feb. 6, 2026
She identifies herself as a U.S. citizen and lightly mocks Ross for filming their license plates.
From Slate β Jan. 9, 2026
The monologue mocks man’s attempts to attach meaning to existence, but this novel approach underscores that while men may never be able to find meaning in life, trying is a necessary, even noble pursuit.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 29, 2025
But he’s also disturbed by it; it mocks you, he writes.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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Pat McAfee said he hopes to avoid returning to Utah with ‘College GameDay,’ after a university video mocked his shirt-removing routine and called his antics ‘corny.’
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 28, 2026
Tafoya, meanwhile, was mocked by many upon her entry to the race, as former Sunday Night Football sideline reporters don’t have substantial governing backgrounds.
From Slate β Oct. 22, 2026
The political editor of KSDK-TV in St. Louis, Schmitt’s home market, mocked him openly for the mistake.
From Salon β Oct. 1, 2026
The Illinois governor, whose weight has been repeatedly mocked by President Trump, said he has lost 80 pounds on GLP-1 medication following a diabetes diagnosis.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 22, 2026
No, Basta was afraid of fire; she remembered only too well how Dustfinger had mocked him for it.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
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American football team the Atlanta Falcons have ruffled feathers with their new logo, which instantly drew mocking comparisons with imagery from Adolf Hitler's Germany.
From Barron's β Oct. 23, 2026
The Korean company and its devotees are mocking Apple for hyping a product they’ve had for years.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 23, 2026
She often does it while deflecting the mocking remarks of rambunctious colleagues Jesse Watters and Greg Gutfeld, who try to throw off her arguments.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 14, 2026
Phillips ultimately lost his job with Collins too, this time after crudely mocking a rival political operative whose wife had accused former NBC journalist Matt Lauer of rape.
From Slate β Aug. 27, 2026
I scooted to the rear edge on the seat of my pants, ignoring Ayanna’s mocking look as I eased up next to her.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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