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wacky

[wak-ee] / ˈwæk i /


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Steffi Cao argues that we should be wary of the algorithm that incentivizes mindless scrolling, but there is nonetheless something charming about the wacky human storytelling that drives these videos.

From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026

The mere fact that there are six increasingly wacky installments should be enough to warrant curiosity.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

The real attraction here is the sisterly camaraderie, the wacky family traditions like “midnight margaritas,” and the cuddly allure of all things feminine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

Same cheery font, same yellow bus blasting through the cosmos, same depiction of wacky teacher Ms. Frizzle and her cute chameleon sidekick Liz.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

Because of my ADD, I have done some wacky stuff in the past—where unfortunately, there were no standing ovations!

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers

At their peak, bubbles feature IPOs of outfits with much wackier marketing pitches than a name change to something like “AI-squared.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

Welcome to the wackier side of geoengineering - deliberately intervening in the Earth's climate system to try to counteract the damage we have done to it.

From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2024

The sequel gets wackier, as the Smooth Moves moving team expands the business into entirely new dimensions and brings on new recruits like a sneakerhead — who literally has a sneaker for a head.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 13, 2023

Cahn: The wackier it is, the more people are like, “Oh, it’s a real relationship.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2023

This improbable story — a team that trailed in the final minutes of an elimination game of the play-in tournament somehow getting to the NBA Finals — now has an even wackier plot twist.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 5, 2023

As Regency-era gestures of love go, inaccurate bird impersonations are simultaneously the nerdiest and wackiest.

From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026

Freddie Freeman slammed a walk-off homer to lead off the bottom of the 18th, putting the finishing touch on one of the weirdest, wackiest, most mind-numbing contests ever staged in the Fall Classic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025

“It was just like, that is the wackiest thing I’ve ever seen,” he continued.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2023

Here's a look back on some of the wackiest costumes that have been donned by runners over the years.

From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2023

Season after season, gasoline-guzzling couriers crisscross Paris to personally deliver elaborate, often handmade, show invites, as top houses vie for the wackiest or most imaginative idea.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 7, 2022




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