zany
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The very next morning, the BBC called to say they were blown away by the song's zany energy and its Euro-friendly lyrics about ditching an office job to take a mini-break in Germany.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
But the frontrunner of this awards season has long been "One Battle," a zany thriller about a retired revolutionary looking for his teen daughter.
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026
O’Hara earned an Emmy and a Golden Globe win for her portrayal of an out-of-touch, overly dramatic former soap opera star known for wearing zany wigs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
This has been such a great few years for retellings of the classics — from Barbara Kingsolver’s updated David Copperfield to Salman Rushdie’s zany Don Quixote.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2026
And just like that, as he stared at them, the idea came, an idea as zany as they were.
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
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