satire
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I got banned on British radio back in the day because it was a quite an acerbic kind of satire.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
“Nothing else would explain why a party born out of satire would receive such a huge following.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
Some argued he was an ancient fertility figure, others a Roman Hercules, or even a later satire of Oliver Cromwell.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
For the next 12 years, Colbert’s topical, opening monologues riffed heavily off the news, and that included healthy doses of satire about Trump the candidate or President Trump.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Unfortunately, it’s only a legend; the recursive title was dreamed up by the linguist Robin Lakoff for a satire of a linguistics journal.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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