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Unfortunately, he couldn’t secure the rights and scoffed at using a different show: “There’s nothing to solve in ‘Guys and Dolls’ or ‘Oklahoma!,’ except who’s going to take Laurey to the picnic.”

He reaches behind himself to grab a bag of popcorn, and scoffs when he finds the bag empty.

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Others scoff at the idea that this is a problem worth caring about, especially when women still suffer from more serious problems due to persistent inequality.

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Biden frequently presented a rosy view of the economy, and his advisers scoffed at criticism that his policies were driving inflation.

Once upon a time, Equihua scoffed at the idea of designing pajamas.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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