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Noun
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All of this readily registers on Barry’s Dada-absurdity meter.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026 -
What the Meme Revealed About Surgical Technology Beneath the absurdity, the grape videos demonstrated real capabilities.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Well, the Premier League table is definitely worth looking at, if only to marvel at its ludicrousness.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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That person — a sunny, daffy, confection of trashy Southern ridiculousness — is just not a mean person.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2026
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Devoted fans will catch every clever nod, while newcomers can enjoy the romance, rivalry, and Regency ridiculousness without the multi-volume commitment.—
Cincinnati Enquirer,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Mar. 2026
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The paradox occurs in the labor market as well, with humans in many jobs standing in for coal.—
Annie Lowrey,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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Coined by Nobel Laureate Robert Solow in 1987, the paradox speaks to the observation that transformative technology—like computers, or in this instance, AI—can appear ubiquitous while remaining absent from economic data.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Petzold marvelled at the incongruities.—
Holden Seidlitz,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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Ridge’s equal deftness at the high end and the low is one of many apparent incongruities that the winery has managed to balance comfortably.—
Senior Wine Critic,
San Francisco Chronicle,
24 Feb. 2026
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The irony of two men in dangerous occupations discussing clothing is a delightful Sandford touch.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
22 Mar. 2026
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The irony is that Kansas has answered the question at the heart of the CBU comeback — if not Peterson, then who?—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
21 Mar. 2026
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Miguel Díaz-Canel, the puppet president Raúl Castro appointed, has been left to manage the contradictions.—
Quico Toro,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
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The lessons that endure are about constraint and invention, messiness and coordination, contradiction and persistence—about intervening directly and fearlessly in material reality.—
Julian Rose,
Artforum,
26 Mar. 2026
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The unexpectedly weird shows, though, their individual peculiarities can be fascinating.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
11 Mar. 2026
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The peculiarity of Ouédraogo’s seemingly straightforward and classical practice is to evoke distances, conjuring wide spaces between the images—which is to say, between the characters depicted in them—and to bring those spaces to life.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Illogicality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/illogicality. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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