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rigmarole

[rig-muh-rohl] / ˈrɪg məˌroʊl /


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What retirement experts have found is that the rigmarole around retirement is really about human behavior.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 10, 2026

Shoes were a small part of the TSA rigmarole, but taking them off is an act that many Americans are reluctant to perform even at a friend’s house.

From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2025

She said she has trouble with computers and requested a paper test, but that led to a whole additional rigmarole.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2023

So are things different from back in January, when you may remember we went through this whole rigmarole and it fizzled out?

From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2022

Lancelot, with an uncontrollable desire to get some of his misery off his chest by telling about it—and yet unable to tell the true story to this particular listener—began a long rigmarole about Elaine.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White


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