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nonsense

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


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"When I meet a new patient, one of the first things I do is tell them that the name is nonsense," Morris said.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

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

When those pressures capture journals or entire fields, peer review can become less a filter for error than a credentialing system for fashionable nonsense.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

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

From Salon • May 18, 2026

“I was gone, but now I’m back. So let’s stop all the nonsense and just talk this out.”

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer




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