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In those early lessons, I sometimes scoffed, thinking I knew the basics already.

From Salon

Human rights activists here, and independent analysts, scoff at that idea.

From BBC

When asked Friday about recent comments from Ronald Johnson, a former military officer nominated as U.S. ambassador to Mexico, that “everything is on the table” when it comes to curtailing drug cartels, Sheinbaum scoffed.

To anyone scoffing at this with a “Why would they?” — well, why not?

From Salon

And, in turn, nobody was cheered quite like Roberts, who felt the redemption of nine seasons of second-guessing and an end to the scoffing at his talented team’s singular short-season 2020 championship.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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