nonsense
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Most players involved were forced to acknowledge the whole story had been nonsense.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
“We know if you’re putting a good woman in your life and cutting out some of the nonsense, you’re probably taking care of yourself a little better,” Villani says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Lula said this argument is "nonsense" and called for an end to the "shamelessness in soccer."
From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026
He describes a kind of grief and irritation as Diana becomes public property and then royal property, which irks him even more, disliking the "nonsense of fawning" around the monarchy.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
“Some nonsense about a bachelor party. I just want to take a sleeping pill and go to bed.”
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
Vocabulary lists containing nonsense
"Eleven," Vocabulary from the short story
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"Eleven," Vocabulary from the short story
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