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as in hulks
a big clumsy often slow-witted person
although he's something of a lubber, everyone agrees that he has a kind heart
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Noun
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In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together almond flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt, breaking up any lumps.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
24 Jan. 2026 -
Sarcoidosis produces lumps or nodules in the lungs.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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YouTube says up to 25% of the test channels' viewers opt for non-English dubs.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
13 Sep. 2025
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The film used Flawless technology to assist with dubs and ore family friendly versions of the film.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Winners and losers won't be remembered for long, while the only thing in any danger is the participants' pride.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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The Internet went on to become the greatest technology trend in history, but picking winners and losers was very difficult.—
R. Scott Raynovich,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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As Venus points out in his confessional, the problem here is Marcus, who keeps making both of them look like idiots.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
21 Jan. 2026
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Thank God for the 10-second delay, which was introduced for f---ing idiots like me.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The Dilbert principle — traced back to a quote in a 1995 strip — posited that managers and higher-ups are actually successful morons whose stubbornness is confused for real leadership qualities.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
13 Jan. 2026
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Overwhelmingly, though, the most common response was to seek confirmation of their suspicions that Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers were morons.—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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The critters who drop in or call the space home range from monarch butterflies, ladybugs and lizards to hummingbirds and bushtits, skunks, opossums and even the occasional mountain lion.—
Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Jan. 2026
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Thiols are responsible for the distinctive aromas of skunk spray and ripe durian; they’re also added to natural gas to provide a detectable rotten-egg smell at even trace levels.—
Nicola Twilley,
New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2026
Noun
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According to the Kansas Department of Agriculture, the virus is primarily being spread by migrating wild waterfowl, including ducks and geese, which can carry and shed the virus without showing symptoms.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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In Chicago, the large lakeshore population of Canadian geese has become a major food source for Cook County coyotes, not so much the adult geese themselves as the contents of their nests, nearly half of which get raided in most years.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Shame on the leadership of Minnesota — and the lunatics in the street.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
24 Jan. 2026
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However, don't be surprised that the lunatics are in charge of the asylum and administration at UAF.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Lubbers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lubbers. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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