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glibly

[glib-lee] / ˈglɪb li /


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It, too, was glibly misjudged by those transfixed by its title.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Charting the trajectory of a comedy career is about more than just seeing a comic crush in front of a few crowds or glibly scrolling through their TikTok clips.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

"I suppose we might glibly talk about transplants, but to know somebody has benefited from it to that degree does make it real and important."

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2024

In 1955, Chamberlin is glibly naïve about the Holocaust, a patriotic fool set up for tears when remembering the horrors of the Nazis.

From New York Times ● Dec. 9, 2022

‘Bilingual education, two ways to understand...,’ television and radio commercials glibly announce.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez




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