bêtise

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Noun
  • What happened to Josh Friedman isn’t just an HR blunder.
    Chloe Rogers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 July 2025
  • Letting Tommy Kahnle, a reliable arm, walk has turned out to be a massive blunder.
    Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • On June 11, Lopez withdrew a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2025
  • Stines is scheduled to undergo a psychiatric evaluation this month, with the defense preparing to pursue an insanity or extreme emotional disturbance defense.
    Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • Amid the absurdity, the women slowly chip away at each other’s defences – finding unexpected friendship, meaning, and a strange kind of freedom.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2025
  • Understandably, a fury arose over this absurdity, but turns out there is a reason behind it all.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 July 2025
Noun
  • Israel’s war with Iran is over Unfortunately, the history of foreign policy and military mistakes shows the folly of assuming one’s opponents will behave as desired.
    Michael Lynch, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Harry Macklowe’s folly could end up providing the ultimate test in the conflict between wealth and the code.
    Andrew Rice, Curbed, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • Meanwhile, doubling down on stupidity, the Democrats attacked Trump for eliminating—or at least setting back—Iran’s capacity to complete construction and delivery of nuclear bombs.
    Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 4 July 2025
  • That’s either extreme confidence or extraordinary stupidity, or some combination.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2025
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“Bêtise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/b%C3%AAtise. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.

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