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nonsense

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


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

From Salon • May 8, 2026

Wilson on Tuesday denied she mistreated women while making "The Deb", saying this was "nonsense".

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

I internally say that her wig is the only nonsense in this room.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas




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