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nonsense

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


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The lawyer had cited an unsafe workplace, a description Ackman rejected, vowing to “fight this nonsense to the end of the earth.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

This is pseudo-scientific nonsense, but it’s also dangerous.

From Salon • May 8, 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

Hollywood star Rebel Wilson says claims she bullied women on her film are "absolute nonsense" as she gave evidence for the first time in a high-profile defamation case against her in Sydney.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

As scholars became aware of this process they began to publish books which were compilations of errors which had once been learned errors but could now be dismissed as nonsense.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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