whopper
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Keyes says Hong Kong Airlines made a whopper of a mistake in 2018, offering round-trip business-class fares to Asia from the U.S. for less than $600.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
Even for a president accustomed to making grandiose statements, this one was a whopper.
From Salon ● Feb. 12, 2026
You have invested so prodigiously that you have left yourself with a whopper of a tax bill if you were to withdraw large sums now.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2025
I’m not sure about you, but 2025 has been a whopper of a year so far.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2025
Unfortunately, Wistar failed completely to recognize the bone’s significance and merely made a few cautious and uninspired remarks to the effect that it was indeed a whopper.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
In fact, out of the seven La Niñas seen over the last 15 years, three were whoppers when it came to rain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2025
Waibel enjoys a good rumor and he’s been part of a few whoppers this past offseason.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 7, 2023
Other prominent politicians also have been caught telling whoppers on the campaign trail.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 29, 2022
"Those inflation numbers were absolute whoppers, big big upside surprise to the numbers," Chris Scicluna, head of research at Daiwa Capital Markets, said.
From Reuters ● Mar. 30, 2022
Thwaites received four strokes, and by gum, they were four real whoppers.
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
