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laugh

[laf] / læf /




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"Then I had two wild boys," she says with a laugh.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

"You could hear him before you saw him because of his distinctive laugh," adds Bulless.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

People don’t laugh at the cultural references he makes, he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

“Now, when one of us calls, we just say ‘cold call, cold call,’ which immediately makes us both laugh and kicks off our conversation,” Black said.

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026

I’d made her laugh, the first time I could remember doing so.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

The effect is something like uncanny sketch comedy, dredging laughs from Hansen’s stilted expressions and intense demeanor, regardless of a scene’s emotional gravity.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

While the trope of young adults living with their parents has been played for laughs for years — the movie “Failure to Launch” came out in 2006 — the consequences are real.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

"Mother remembers," he laughs, selecting the caramel wafers.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

I ask whether Felton offered any advice to his co-star but he laughs and says absolutely not, pointing out that Grint has already appeared on Broadway.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

My Save Dad from His Funk project was sure to bring back his gut-busting laughs.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

“No,” my dad said as Hilton and I laughed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Bronny James laughed at the comment, because he found it funny to have a reporter tell him he’s tied for the third-longest tenure with the Lakers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

He laughed at the power of liability law to forestall bad events.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

When asked directly if this series was his final bow, he laughed: "I think so, unless someone offers me a few bob to go back and do something else."

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Grandpa laughed and said, “If you had forgotten those ribbons, neither one of us could have gone home.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

“I mean, you have to work soooo hard. They’re soooo talented,” Thybulle said, laughing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

Zuckerberg was smiling and laughing with the president Tuesday while taking questions from the press.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

The pair can be seen laughing during the encounter.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

By laughing at robots, am I unwittingly participating in that effort?

From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026

We wrestled over it, laughing as we tried to keep the spray of water toward the tub.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu




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