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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

Once you’ve dealt with border-crossing rigmarole, pull over instead of speeding off.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 29, 2023

Lancelot, with an uncontrollable desire to get some of his misery off his chest by telling about it—and yet unable to tell the true story to this particular listener—began a long rigmarole about Elaine.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White




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