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Of course, statisticians would scoff at using one past episode to try to make a prediction about oil prices 36 years later.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

A cool $70 million is nothing to scoff at.

From Salon • Sep. 17, 2025

To grab it, they rarely drink, scoff at work-life balance and are locked in a 24-7 competition to be, or appear to be, the most obsessed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 12, 2025

Afghans in the United States scoff at the suggestion that they'd be safe going back, saying their lives would be in danger.

From BBC • Aug. 19, 2025

A rumor had been filtering through the streets for some weeks: a rumor that made some people laugh and others grow silent, as some people scoff at ghosts and others fear them.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman




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