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Crucial here is that the markets confirm the flippancy found in the previous question, and much more importantly, would have confirmed it then if anyone had been asking.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026 -
The flippancy of the title evokes the internet as Purgatory.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
18 Jan. 2026
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Much of Fleming’s delightful frivolity can be seen in their mishmashed resume.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
28 Feb. 2026
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Comedies are often the also-rans; everyone wants to be taken seriously, and comedies—even the greatest of them, by the likes of Hawks, Preston Sturges, or Billy Wilder—are frequently treated as a frivolity.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
24 Feb. 2026
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In a film that nimbly walks the tightrope between lightheartedness and weightlessness, Jerry and Mabel’s antagonistic relationship ends up proving the unexpected core of the story.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
2 Mar. 2026
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Hundreds of fans commented on social media, either expressing concern or responding with lightheartedness.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
4 Dec. 2025
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As an integral member of the central friend group, Gooding brings levity and charm to the gory slasher.—
Juliana Ukiomogbe,
InStyle,
3 Mar. 2026
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Perhaps most importantly, Berger insists that formalist approaches and levity are just as capable of probing religious and sociological subjects as narrative inquiries.—
Theo Belci,
Artforum,
27 Feb. 2026
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It’s been variously associated with phone addiction, disinformation, and zombie-like hyper-superficiality.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
27 Dec. 2025
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Accusations of superficiality run rampant.—
Rachel Brodsky,
Rolling Stone,
3 Nov. 2025
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But both play with a little breathing room between the gems, giving these designs a distinct sense of modernism and lightness.—
Jill Newman,
Robb Report,
1 Mar. 2026
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Maybe reaching patriotic Judeo-Christian nirvana should feel like the unbearable lightness of an emptied mind.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Unseriousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unseriousness. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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