schmuck
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SpaceX is so big that lots of funds would have bought SpaceX at almost any price in order not to trail the benchmark and look dumb—so-called schmuck insurance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
It’s the reminder some poor schmuck had Abilene Christian, and so we owe it to that man to properly document what happened and try our best to laugh in a way that’s comforting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2024
"They called me the schmuck from Hanover," he laughs.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2023
"He turned out to be the biggest schmuck I've ever met," she said.
From Salon ● Apr. 14, 2023
He promised me he would be there, that schmuck.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
Up to this point, Judge’s filmography was exceedingly kind, willing to dig deeper and find humanity in an entire universe of schmucks and mediocrities.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
And on the sublime Mariners Apartment Complex, she even addresses the people - critics, boyfriends, record-industry bigwigs - who "mistook my kindness for weakness", the not-exactly-hidden subtext being: "That won't happen again, schmucks."
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2023
“If you are Richie Weeks, you think to yourself, ‘Who are these schmucks?
From New York Times ● Sep. 18, 2022
But don’t feel sorry for the schmucks Robinson plays, even when they start to cry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2022
“And we’re the schmucks that are paying for the whole thing.”
From Washington Post ● Jul. 9, 2018
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