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nonsense

[non-sens, -suhns] / ˈnɒn sɛns, -səns /


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Let’s see if the Pomona Unified School District, which pays thousands of dollars to support its schools’ athletic program, is going to act and stop this nonsense.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

In 1996, physicist Alan Sokal published a hoax article full of trendy academic nonsense in the journal Social Text.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

To providers themselves, however, this is condescending, victim-blaming nonsense.

From Salon • May 18, 2026

Rayner and Burnham are "talking every day", I'm told, although a Team Rayner source told me that suggestion was "nonsense".

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Ms. Holly sings a bunch of nonsense words in a falsetto while she moves her head from side to side like a chicken.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan




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