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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

The Russians in Barentsburg scoff at the prospect of war in the Arctic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

A cool $70 million is nothing to scoff at.

From Salon • Sep. 17, 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

He’d scoff at me or roll his eyes—he didn’t seem like the kind of person that suffered tears gladly, and I didn’t suffer anyone making fun of mine.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia




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