stupidity
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"The main thing that can wipe out humanity is stupidity," he said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
That is more frightening than stupidity, which can at least be kept out of the meeting.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
That was a miscalculation, born of limitless arrogance and boundless stupidity.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
The magistrate called the incident "a single act of stupidity or frustration" when sparing him a criminal record.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Then he could see their meanness and their stupidity objectively; then he could pity them and help them.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
Previous stupidities taught me to always travel with jumper cables and an empty gas can.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 20, 2023
In Farid ud-Din Attar’s 12th-century poem, the birds travel through a succession of allegorically named valleys where they are confronted with human vices and stupidities.
From New York Times ● Sep. 15, 2022
Long before “Don’t Look Up” or “The Handmaid’s Tale,” Beresford didn’t bother predicting the future; he simply explored the stupidities of the present.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2022
The book is a salute to them, not just a remembrance of my own stupidities.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2022
They talked nothing, stupidities, their soft voices groping like hands.
From "Grendel" by John Gardner
