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Supreme Court justice calls it 'ridiculous' Trump cuts reach climate scientists who labored for free Kathryn Palmer is a national trending news reporter for USA TODAY.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
15 May 2025 -
In a world where leaders seem eager to bend the knee to Trump’s every impulse, even the truly ridiculous seems plausible.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2025
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The narrative the Knicks brought in Anunoby and Bridges to match up with Tatum and Brown looked farcical during the regular season.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
8 May 2025
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There’s almost something farcical about the White House with all of the doors and people.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
17 Mar. 2025
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Cast: Josh Gates Genre: Documentary Rating: TV-14 Pee-Wee As Himself (May 23) Paul Reubens was one of the purest creative minds of his generation, coming from the underground theater scene with Pee-Wee Herman, a capricious manchild who lived in a surreal world of puppets and playthings.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
16 May 2025
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One surreal instant later, Allan Houston put down a forceful dribble, curled around Dan Majerle as tightly as a stripe on a candy cane and discovered a shaft of light.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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Obtaining a permit to fly a drone in Nepal as a foreigner was a somewhat Kafkaesque exercise in patience.—
Ben Ayers,
Outside Online,
6 May 2025
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These are intentional Kafkaesque problems that the Trump Administration is creating.—
Grace Byron,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2025
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The series had actual jokes, ludicrous physical-comedy situations, increasingly bold action sequences, banger songs, and an awareness of blocking’s importance in generating a laugh.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
5 May 2025
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Newcastle United 3-1 Chelsea There will be nerves at St James’ Park ahead of this one, but the atmosphere should be electric, despite the ludicrous 12pm Sunday kick-off, and the occasion should inspire Newcastle to victory.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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The thought of putting cars in vending machines was laughable, and the story became a joke, along with its share price.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
12 May 2025
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For his managers, however, the idea of not appreciating Mac Allister’s gifts is laughable.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
9 May 2025
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“Alice-in-Wonderland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Alice-in-Wonderland. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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