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nonsense

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


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Maybe it’s because some folks believed any part of the AJ Brown nonsense.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

Most players involved were forced to acknowledge the whole story had been nonsense.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

Berezovska's husband has told the BBC that the allegation was "nonsense".

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

“We know if you’re putting a good woman in your life and cutting out some of the nonsense, you’re probably taking care of yourself a little better,” Villani says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

“You didn’t really think Mrs. Peterson was going to let him get away with all that nonsense, did you?”

From "Fourth Grade Rats" by Jerry Spinelli


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