fool
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Such reasoning can become textbook Greater Fool Theory — investors paying foolish prices with the expectation that greater fools than they will pay even higher prices.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 6, 2026
It may be recalling the old proverb: Fool me once, shame on you.
From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026
Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith kept on roasting Shaquille O’Neal about how this version of Wembanyama would have cooked Prime O’Neal defensively, turning Shaqtin’ a Fool into the fool.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025
A number of Coben's books have recently been adapted for the small screen, with mystery thriller Fool Me Once becoming one of Netflix's most-watched dramas last year.
From BBC • Oct. 16, 2025
They were playing him for an April Fool joke and he foold them instead.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
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