risible
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Keith Prince, a Reform London Assembly Member, said: "To say that he was unaware of what he was promoting is frankly risible."
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
And the current deal also comes with notable concessions that clamp down on some of Live Nation’s most risible business practices.
From Slate ● Mar. 10, 2026
She opposed Pete Hegseth’s risible nomination as Defense secretary and voted to undo Trump’s heedless tariffs on Canada.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2025
Her works achieve the difficult feat of synthesizing a coma-inducing dullness with piercingly shrill extended diatribes to create reverse masterpieces worthy of the most risible North Korean propaganda.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2024
"Is it nice?" enquired the lady, with such an expression of doubt and scruple that the risible nerves of the others could not stand it, and there was a general burst of laughter.
From Nobody by Susan Warner
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