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nonsense

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


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The boneheaded prediction is a sports hack’s loyal companion, and the reliable move is to ignore it, carry on, hope we all get mad about some other nonsense and forget it happened.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Australian film star Rebel Wilson dismissed as "nonsense" claims she had bullied women on the set of her directorial debut film "The Deb", as she gave evidence in a Sydney court on Tuesday.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

"I think it's absolute nonsense," says Louise Grillmair.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

The Fool in “King Lear” is tricky because he speaks “at a slant to the world,” in a style that, despite bubbling with nonsense, follows its own strange logic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

As we saw in Chapter 2, this is nonsense, in that we have to read history both forwards and backwards.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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