daft
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At the time, England's David James was one of several players to criticise the ball, saying it would "allow extra goals" and "make some goalkeepers look daft".
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
Citadel in 2022 moved its headquarters from Chicago to Miami, but it still maintains a large New York presence—which made it a daft target to pick.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
Just how daft was made clearer by this week’s response from Mr. Griffin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
Chris, Nottingham: I genuinely don't think I have seen a red card as daft as that.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026
“So it wasn’t such a daft idea,” Tommy said.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
Maybe you think it could be longer, louder, downright dafter?
From New York Times ● Dec. 28, 2022
Of all golden-age fallacies, none is dafter than that there was a time when politicians purveyed unvarnished truth.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 26, 2017
Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories Totally undanceable, dafter than ever—and a wire-to-wire triumph.
From Slate ● May 21, 2013
Warren Gatland's taunts are starting to look dafter by the match.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 28, 2011
Now I was fairly daft, and every minute growing dafter.
From Greenmantle by John Buchan
What’s so surprising about it is that Federer has a reputation for being head-boy sensible; here, he’s the daftest kid in the class.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 18, 2016
"She had unerring skill to make the daftest, silliest thing sound absolutely real and absolutely plausible," he added.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2014
"It's one of the daftest mistakes of my life," he says.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2012
And its final shot, as well as failing to resolve any of the hinted-at emotional problems, really is one of the daftest things I have seen for a long time.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 9, 2010
I often tell him he's the daftest in a' the house.—But what are they making sic a skirling for?—Deil ane o' them's get in here—it wadna be mensfu'!
From The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 2 by Sir Walter Scott
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