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rigmarole

[rig-muh-rohl] / ˈrɪg məˌroʊl /


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What retirement experts have found is that the rigmarole around retirement is really about human behavior.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

So the next time he goes through the same rigmarole, nobody will take it seriously.

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2025

She said she has trouble with computers and requested a paper test, but that led to a whole additional rigmarole.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2023

"We don't want to go through that rigmarole again, we want a permanent site."

From BBC • Aug. 31, 2022

I had never been through this rigmarole before.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl




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