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nonsense

[non-sens, -suhns] / ˈnɒn sɛns, -səns /


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Nonsense, retorted Thomas Matter, a wealthy banker and SVP lawmaker who helped initiate the referendum.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

"Nonsense" could also positively or negatively influence GPT's responses when it was added to an argument the AI was asked to evaluate.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

On Friday, her debut Christmas special, “A Nonsense Christmas,” begins streaming on Netflix.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2024

The former Disney starlet has splashed onto the pop music scene with a zeal for catchy hooks with her song "Nonsense" and the flirty summer jam with unserious rhymes “Espresso.”

From Salon • Sep. 2, 2024

Nonsense, so much nonsense the memory cooks up, mixing up facts, putting in a little of this and a little of that.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez




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